Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Aurora had thought she might see her mother here, but to her surprise, it wasn't her mother who came. Instead, it was someone named Mio Walsh, who was likely a relative.

But if he was a relative, why had he looked at her with such an expression? Aurora's sharp instincts told her that his gaze was far from friendly.

"What are you looking at?" Asher noticed Aurora was zoning out, her face cold and distant. His voice broke her thoughts.

"Nothing." Aurora had already heard bits and pieces about the R family from Denis. There was a good chance this Mio Walsh was one of the people opposing her mother.

"Little Bunny, I'm sorry. The car broke down on the way and delayed me. I made you wait." Julian rushed over, his tone apologetic.

"It's fine." Aurora smiled softly and took Julian's arm. "Let's go in."

"Alright."

Asher and Gore followed them into the hotel.

"Julian, don't you have any interest in this project?" Aurora asked.

"If it were before, I might have. But I'm swamped right now. The projects I'm handling are already overwhelming, and I don't have the bandwidth to consider anything new.

If the projects I'm working on succeed, the investment required is enormous. Almost all my liquid funds will be tied up. This Nordic project is also a major investment, so I can't take it on right now."

Smaller projects weren't an issue, but the key was that both of Julian's current projects were massive investments. He still had many ongoing projects in Clothville that required capital.

To fund his current projects, Julian even had to take out loans. If he were to add another major project, even if he secured it, he wouldn't be able to manage it.

Besides, the competition for this project was intense. Julian didn't want to expend time and effort fighting for something he wasn't likely to get.

Honestly, if Aurora hadn't been here today, Julian wouldn't have bothered to come at all.

Even people

growth there, so it's natural to

seeing the people here today, it's clear their companies

shook her head. Looking at the crowd, she could tell this project was going to be tough. Among the attendees were numerous well-established companies

it comes to experience, it's not always the deciding factor. Sometimes, it's about the opinions of the collaborators. You need to believe in yourself

attention to this project. But after

secure this project, it would bring in money much faster than starting a cosmetics business from scratch. It would also bring her closer to her ultimate goal. Aurora pulled out

get involved?" Julian asked, noticing Michael Bardem's

so why not give it a

enough." Julian never doubted her

international awards ceremony. The room was filled with

attended similar events in New York before, so she wasn't unfamiliar with the atmosphere. Julian, noticing her hunger, guided her to the

something to eat. You

a little." Aurora hadn't eaten dinner earlier when she came

treat you to a proper meal later tonight," Julian said, handing her a

Aurora took a tray and began

the host of the evening was surrounded by

attendees knew this wasn't the time

was hard to make an impression in a crowd. Second, trying to engage in conversation amid so many others would only end up being superficial.

hurry. Neither was Asher, who silently

focused on keeping Irene entertained, clearly using this trip abroad as a chance to create some alone time

wasn't even paying attention to Michael Bardem's

hand, had always been highly ambitious. He had prepared extensively for this project, but tonight, he had

that an international supermodel? Oh my gosh, her legs are unreal!" Emily

Secret model. Long legs were to be expected, but he'd seen plenty before and

compared to families like the Montgomerys or

those socialites attended Paris and Milan fashion shows, Emily likely didn't even know where she'd been at the time. This was her first trip abroad, and she couldn't help but

"Oh."

experience—all for free.