Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Aurora couldn't refuse to look into her mother's past. From childhood to adulthood, there were photos of her life. Only in candid shots did her mother smile radiantly.

In formal settings, although her mother smiled, her eyes betrayed a sense of restrained dissatisfaction. She wasn't truly happy.

Aurora watched her mother grow taller, more beautiful, and increasingly accomplished, winning numerous international awards. On her college graduation day, the joy in her mother's graduation photo was palpable. Perhaps it was because her mother knew her plans were finally coming to fruition. She looked like a bird set free.

After that photo, there was a gap of years until the next one-her mother's return. She had matured and become calm. By then, she had experienced the highs and lows of life.

Magnus's betrayal and Genevieve's schemes had taught her far too much. Suddenly, Aurora felt an inexplicable ache for her mother.

Years ago, her mother had plotted and planned for so long. Her goal was to escape the cage she was trapped in, to break free from her shackles.

She thought she would gain a beautiful love story after her success, breaking free from her family's restrictions and falling in love with Aurora's father.

But who could have predicted what would happen? Despite all her efforts, the result turned out like that.

Aurora recalled Genevieve's relentless schemes from when she was a child and her mother's repeated tolerance.

Her mother had learned many things within the family, but none of them had taught her how to navigate relationships.

In love, she was like a child. She believed that constant compromise and concession would bring her father back. But instead, it only gave Genevieve the leverage to become even more arrogant.

Later, the family sought her out, asking her to return and inherit her position. Her grandmother's health had deteriorated, and Magnus's indifference had pushed her back into the fold.

the next photo, her mother looked somewhat like the one Aurora remembered,

mother Aurora remembered was always gentle, cooking her favorite meals, knitting sweaters for her at home-even though learning to

photo, taken on her first day back in the family business, when she chaired the board meeting, her expression was stern, her

to force a smile, by then,

photos continued, and

mother's complexion grew increasingly

It captured her mother coughing up blood. Seeing that vivid

lying on a hospital bed with her eyes closed. She was merely asleep,

you

her when she first returned? Not only did she have to

alone in New York. Even now, she didn't know how she had managed to

never told anyone how much she had suffered. Whenever someone asked, she'd brush

smooth either. You started a company in New

still tangled in the

tell you something. When your company was just starting, it was in dire straits, nearly bankrupt. Then you landed a

that order, you secured several other medium-sized contracts,

Aurora asked in shock.

mother orchestrated it. She wasn't absent from your life. She just kept her care hidden so we wouldn't find

didn't investigate. I

file that I connected the dots. Your mother has always been thinking of you. Now that she's still in the hospital and not doing well, are you

that moment, she felt immense sorrow and guilt. Her mother had been helping her

the family, but he wasn't wrong. She had never done anything for

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