Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

If it were in the past, Kyle wouldn't have cared about Ivy's life or death. Any woman who walked out of the villa ceased to matter to him.

Today was an exception. After all, it was the first day of the new year. Even if someone came to visit him, they wouldn't show up in the early hours of the morning. Yet Ivy had waited outside all night.

In the study, Kyle sat by the desk and spoke coldly. "Sit."

Every move he made radiated a chilling aura. If Mio Walsh was a warm sun, then Kyle was like cold, unfeeling lightning-void of any warmth or emotion.

But Ivy had forgotten one thing. Even the warm sun, while comforting, could not be approached recklessly. To do so was to be a moth to a flame, destined to be burned to ashes.

Ivy didn't dare to sit. Instead, she knelt and pleaded. "Mr. Raymond, I beg you to help me."

She had waited the entire night for him to wake. Kyle wasn't naive enough to believe she had come to wish him a happy new year. If not that, then she must have a request.

"Speak," Kyle said curtly. He had always been a man of few words, especially with women who shared no common ground with him.

Those in his line of work survived by swift, decisive action. Hesitation would have long since gotten them killed. His past had shaped the man he was now.

"My brother gambled away all his money at your casino. He still owes five million dollars. My family can't come up with that amount right now, so I was hoping..."

"You want me to waive the five million because of the time you spent with me?" Kyle interrupted.

his cold, impassive expression. Kyle's features were always sharp and

wondered if he was made of ice. Only the sweat on his body and his reactions during climax had proved

before her, his thoughts remained unreadable. Having spent time by his side, Ivy knew Kyle came from immense wealth. He had never been stingy with the women around him, which was why so many sought

once spent fifteen million dollars at an auction to buy a ruby for Aurora. Five million was

side anymore.

cautiously, testing his reaction. "I'll pay you

her now. If Kyle refused, she would sell her

longer connected to the Montgomery family. You can't come up with five million. It seems you have no intention of repaying me," Kyle said, glancing at his

her so quickly. She had indeed hoped to avoid repayment. That plan

the first day of the new year- nobody's buying property right

need your help to get my brother through this. If I

desperate. She didn't care if she lost everything, as long as

I have no other choice. Five million is nothing to you, but it's

Kyle, finally understanding the humiliation

Kyle said at last. "And since the casino belongs to me, I

with hope. "So, does that mean you'll help

ask you one question.

eagerly. Kyle's gaze swept over the woman kneeling before him. "The last time Aurora's company had trouble with their perfume launch, was it

this question. Her expression faltered. "That... wasn't it Miss Gilpin? All the media reported it. Aurora's still suing

next chapter is eagerly waiting for you! "Liar," Kyle said sharply. "You think I don't know you

confessed. "Yes, sir, it was