Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Mr. Elderstone watched the two men with a sly smile. He knew they had arrived too late. This time, he had thoroughly locked down all information, leaving Mr. Grant no chance to overturn the situation.

"You've come at just the right time," he said calmly. "I have found the master's daughter, Aurora. She will become the new head of our family."

Mio's face darkened at these words. "Mr. Elderstone, this is no small matter. The master has never married all these years. Where could this child have come from? What if someone is pretending?"

"That's right," Mr. Grant chimed in, his tone sharp. "Bramwell Elderstone, how could you make such a decision without consulting us first? And to inject her with FT2 without confirmation-what if she isn't the master's daughter? What then?"

"Whether or not she is the master's daughter is quite obvious," Mr. Elderstone replied confidently. "Once you see her face, you'll know. She looks exactly like the master, as if carved from the same mold.

"Besides, even the master himself has acknowledged her. Is there any room for doubt? I care more than anyone whether she is truly of the master's bloodline. That cannot be faked."

"Where is she now?" Mio asked.

"She just received the FT2 injection and is currently asleep. I was planning to inform the family after she woke up, but it seems your sources are unusually quick. I haven't even said a word, yet you already know." Mr. Elderstone's tone hinted at suspicion.

"She's already been injected?" Mio's voice grew tense. "Bramwell Elderstone, didn't we agree that I would inherit the position of family head?"

"I agreed to that before because I didn't know she existed," Elderstone replied coldly. "Now that we know she's here, isn't it natural for the master's daughter to inherit the position?"

Mr. Grant's patience was wearing thin. "She grew up in the outside world. Every family head has been raised with proper training since childhood. You can't just bring in some random woman to become the head of the family. Do you think the rest of the clan will accept that?"

"She will provide a flawless explanation for all of you," Mr. Elderstone said. With that, he turned and walked into the room.

Mio had waited for this moment for years. Tina was on the verge of death, and he had finally been poised to take over Yet, before

family busi

even

celebrate, Aurora had returned.

world seemed to get

was painfully unfair. What did all

what do we do?" Mio

make a plan," Mr. Grant replied, his tone measured. "Don't worry. Becoming the head of this family won't be so easy for

Grant's motivations had evolved over time. What he wanted now was his own benefit. If Mio were to take control, it would maximize his interests. A woman had been at the helm for too long. He was determined to rewrite history and end

A slight sting in her arm made her wince as a cold liquid was injected into her veins. Her body felt no other sensation, and within ten minutes, her eyes closed, and

her cheek.

face, which bore an uncanny resemblance to someone from the past. He

familiar, bringing back memories from decades ago

Walsh family for generations. From his earliest years, Bramwell Elderstone had carried a secret in his heart-a

gentle and well-mannered mistress of the house. He had grown up

grew into adulthood under the weight of the family's expectations, and when she took over as head of the family, she faced her greatest challenge: choosing a

herself to love any man. Yet, as head of the family, she needed an heir. She had no choice but to take that

fine if I stayed single? I don't want to find a man," she would say, her

unease.

do," he would reply. "It's the family's rule. If you don't have a child, who will take over the family

Bramwell knew their relationship could never be. His

right," she would sigh. "But all the men I meet are awful. I

relentless pressure of the family, Seraphina finally relented. She decided to find a man,

warm and gentle by nature, fell for him during a chance encounter on a rainy day. Their story began like a fairy tale, but its ending was all too

have a child together,

At most, she could stay with him for five years. After that,

as she always did. She left the house as if going for a walk, and