Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Mrs. Hill, though just a housekeeper, had always treated Aurora like her own daughter, knowing she grew up without a mother's love. The news of Aurora's departure had been heartbreaking, and when the tragedy struck, Mrs. Hill mourned for a long time.

"Mrs. Hill, I'm doing fine. Don't worry about me." Aurora gave her a warm embrace. "It's just good to have you back," Mrs. Hill said, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Mr. Barnet can finally get a decent night's sleep and a proper meal."

Aurora looked apologetically at Julian. Of everyone, he had probably suffered the most during this time.

Justin and Mrs. Woolf stepped out of the car. Aurora turned to them and said, "Justin, Mrs. Woolf, the villa next door is currently vacant. You can stay there temporarily until you've sorted things out."

The villa next door had been converted by Julian, with the ground floor functioning as a workspace and the upper floor available for living. Justin, who wasn't short on money, planned to settle in Clothville eventually and would buy his own place. For now, he accepted Aurora's offer.

"Aurora, do you live here?" Mrs. Woolf asked, noting the villa wasn't particularly large and feeling it didn't match Julian's or Aurora's status.

"Yes, I love the ocean. When I bought this house, I was planning to live alone, so I didn't choose a large one," Aurora explained. "Later, Julian moved in, and we got used to it."

The Montgomery Manor, the Montgomery family's grand villas, and even Julian's own villa were all massive, but Aurora didn't care for overly extravagant spaces. This cozy home, however, felt warm and inviting to her.

"Come on, let's head inside," she said.

Oswaldo's car arrived shortly after. It was his first time visiting Aurora's house, and like everyone else, he reacted with surprise.

empty anyway, and if it's not to your liking, I'll buy you a bigger one," Oswaldo

her elder, and now that Aurora had returned, Oswaldo wanted to give her everything she deserved. Back when Ivy and Zachary were

often bought thoughtful gifts for Magnus. Both Oswaldo and Magnus wanted to spoil

me. We don't need anything larger. Besides, Julian's previous villa was huge, and

habits of those around her. While

was over two hundred square meters-plenty for a family of three. Many families lived in far smaller spaces, sometimes with two or three

on in, everyone," Mrs. Hill said joyfully, ushering

or bump into anything. Denis and Daria, deciding the gathering was already crowded enough, had stayed behind with

being quiet for so long, the villa was lively again. Though the décor was

such a

smiled, understanding his concern. "Grandpa, let Julian handle the

previous villa? If not, I'll buy a new one right away. Just tell me

a pool where he'd once kept crocodiles. She shuddered slightly at the memory. "Julian, your villa is fine. Just clean out a room for the nursery. Oh, and I have one more

it?" Julian

scare me." She hadn't forgotten

her to the crocodiles-it had been a bluff. "Alright, I'll have someone take care of it. I'll empty the pool and plant some water lilies instead. How does that

small or large matters, Julian always handled things with care and thoughtfulness. Aurora returned to her familiar bedroom, untouched since

the chance to come here again. But here I am, back