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

women to gain weight during pregnancy. Gaining 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. Even if the child is born, its immune system

surprise. "Did one of your ex-girlfriends have a baby with

that be? My family has

admit was that after Aurora 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 about postnatal care for pigs and the reproductive habits of cats. It felt less like

was one of a kind. Few men like him existed. He had studied all of this just to take better care of her. He wanted to be ready to help her in any situation,

just thought you seemed very knowledgeable about this stuff," Aurora

catch a showing and I'll have

you being so nice to me?" Aurora couldn't help but wonder. The way he treated her was better than how many boyfriends treated

what she knew, the wealthier the heir, the worse their 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

have any of those vices. And with such a

along. And because you're pregnant, I should take even better care of you," Julian said gently, as

of being treated this way. It felt as though she was being cherished and held in the palm of his

bought the tickets. Meanwhile, Irene had been dragged to the theater by Nick. After Julian mentioned they'd never dated, Nick had been acting strangely all day. He had taken her shopping, bought

at first, but her mood brightened when she spotted Aurora in

Little Bunny?" Irene's eyes lit

own plan. If you interfere and ruin their

about Irene's well-being, but in truth, he didn't

Irene grumbled, reluctantly agreeing

want to watch? I'll get the tickets,"

here?" Irene teased. She wasn't interested in watching a movie anyway. He was the