Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

When the steak arrived, Julian habitually cut his portion into smaller pieces. "Take mine," he said.

Aurora, preoccupied with her appetizers, was startled to see that he had already prepared the steak for her. "No need. You eat yours. I can cut mine myself."

"Taking care of pregnant women is a family virtue of ours," he replied, pushing the plate toward her without giving her room to refuse.

Aurora was overwhelmed by his meticulous care. She felt as though this kind of man only existed in movies, yet here he was, so vividly present in her life.

"What are you thinking about? You seem lost in thought. Or do you not like the taste here?" Julian asked, breaking her reverie.

"No, no! The food tastes great," Aurora hurriedly replied, shaking her head.

"Then eat quickly. Steak doesn't taste good when it's cold. We've got mousse and a banana split coming next," Julian reminded her.

Aurora used to have a weak stomach and couldn't eat much. Julian had always worried that she wasn't eating enough. Now that her appetite had improved during the pregnancy, he couldn't be happier.

After eating until her belly was round and full, Aurora glanced down at her slightly protruding stomach. She had always been conscious of maintaining her figure. Daily morning runs and regular exercise had kept her in great shape. But since getting pregnant, she had stopped all that out of caution.

Looking at her growing belly now, she frowned slightly and muttered to herself, "It's not because I'm overeating. It's just the pregnancy."

Hearing her mumbling like she was chanting a mantra, Julian found her particularly adorable. He had the sudden urge to ruffle her hair.

Aurora looked up and met his indulgent gaze. Had he heard her talking to herself just now? A blush crept across her cheeks.

little weight recently. You know how women are-always concerned about their appearance," she explained hurriedly, worried he might

weight is a good thing; it means the baby is getting the nutrition it needs. "Some women, in an effort to maintain their figure during pregnancy, fail to balance their nutrition. This can lead to underdeveloped babies, birth defects, or even miscarriage.

"Did one

it out. "No, no, no! How could that be? My

got pregnant, he had gone to a bookstore and bought a stack of books on parenting. Among the pile, there had accidentally been a couple

to take better care of her. He

you seemed very knowledgeable about this

movie. It's 7:45 now. We can catch a showing and I'll have you home by 10 so you can get to bed on time,"

to me?" Aurora couldn't help but wonder. The way he treated

temper. They were often riddled with bad habits like smoking, drinking, ogling women, or gambling. So far, she hadn't even caught a whiff of smoke on him. Even

vices. And with such a good personality,

should take even better care of

reasons, Aurora liked the feeling of being treated this way. It felt as though she was being cherished and held

while he bought the tickets. Meanwhile, Irene had been dragged to the theater by Nick. After Julian mentioned they'd never dated, Nick had been acting

her mood brightened when she spotted Aurora in the

that Little Bunny?"

doesn't remember us anymore. Julian has his own plan. If you interfere and ruin

he seemed concerned about Irene's well-being, but in truth, he didn't want her to see Aurora and then

Irene grumbled, reluctantly agreeing to

get the tickets," Nick asked, his

want to watch an adult film. Do they have that here?" Irene teased. She wasn't