Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Justin quickly wiped away Aurora's tears. "Why are you crying?" he asked gently.

Aurora held the bottle of perfume in her hands, her thoughts drifting to many people and moments from the past. She had been gone for so long-what had happened to her company? Could Heather and the others handle things without her?

The sales clerk looked at Aurora curiously and muttered, "Miss, you look familiar, like I've seen you somewhere before."

"I'll take this perfume," Aurora said quietly.

"Of course, Miss. I'll wrap it up for you," the clerk responded with a smile.

Justin rushed to pay for the perfume, but Aurora's expression weighed on his heart. It was just a bottle of perfume-why had she suddenly started crying?

The silence lingered as they left the mall and returned to the hotel. Aurora held the perfume bottle tightly, and neither Justin nor Mrs. Woolf dared to ask why she had broken down.

Aurora took a long bath and went to bed early. Since she didn't explain, they refrained from pressing her. But Justin couldn't help his curiosity. He searched for the perfume brand online, knowing that the internet could reveal almost anything these days.

What he found immediately shocked him. One particular article stood out-a profile of the brand's founder.

"Mrs. Woolf, come here! Look at this!" Justin called out, his voice full of urgency.

Mrs. Woolf hurried over. "What's the matter?" she asked. But the moment she saw the screen, her eyes widened.

"This... this is Aurora! A perfume launch? Isn't this the same perfume she bought today? So she-she created it?"

They read the article carefully. Not only was the perfume from her brand, but Aurora had personally been involved in its creation.

searched for more information and stumbled upon Aurora's Wikipedia page. Her

an heiress to one of the four major conglomerate families-and the CEO of her own company," Justin murmured, utterly astonished. "I thought she was

she said she doesn't like using a man's money," Mrs. Woolf added. "She doesn't need it! She wasn't lying when she said that. I really underestimated

believe how famous Aurora was. Intrigued, he continued digging online. If Aurora was this well-known,

long for him to find information about Julian. One headline caught his

video, Julian wore a perfectly tailored black suit, his hair meticulously styled. Not a single crease marred his

he exuded an icy, aristocratic aura. Every angle-whether

spoke sparingly, his words revealed his distinguished upbringing. He answered the interviewer's questions politely

While many men avoided discussing their love lives in public, Julian

Julian's deep affection for Aurora was evident. At that moment, his expression softened ever

well. In most of them, he was either holding her hand or wrapping an arm around her

loved her. In every candid shot, Julian's gaze toward Aurora was

they appeared together, they seemed destined for each other. Aurora, usually reserved, only smiled faintly when Julian was by her

handsome than I imagined," Justin said softly. "I always wondered what kind of man could be worthy of Aurora.

internet for details about Aurora. He read about her betrayal by a close friend and the shocking

Aurora's relationship with

Ivy's family had mistreated Aurora. It was clear that Aurora's recent fall into the water had been Ivy's doing. Despite everything, Aurora had shown remarkable

Justin, he thought bitterly, he would've thrown Ivy into the ocean to feed the sharks. Letting her off with cleaning duties was far too lenient. The more he read about what

Justin stayed up all night. He read and re-read every article, learning everything

resilience-everything about her was extraordinary. She

far more remarkable than he'd ever imagined. If not for the perfume, he might never have uncovered her dazzling

already the CEO of her own

prepared breakfast for her. "We'll be heading to Kestrel soon. It's a long drive-are you up for it?"