Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

As Mio and Rebecca grew closer, Aurora and Julian's relationship also deepened. Julian had spent three days watching monster movies with her.

At first, the movies made him queasy, but by the end of it, he could eat while watching and even recite the plot of a scene thirty-eight minutes in without missing a beat.

He had initially thought this romance with Aurora would feel like a redo of their first love-innocent and full of youthful confusion. Even movie nights were supposed to be about heartwarming or sweet romantic films. Who would have guessed they'd spend three days watching monsters? What kind of love story was this?

Still, despite the unusual beginning, their relationship progressed quickly. During this time, Aurora hadn't brought up the topic of business collaboration at all.

A week later, Radiant Horizons officially announced their new project on their website. Instantly, countless people scrambled to secure a spot to work with them.

Mr. Elderstone, however, was growing impatient. "Have you mentioned the collaboration to that young master yet? Mio has been working on his end for days. Usually, this is the point where he closes the deal."

"I... I'll get to it soon," Aurora replied, her heart conflicted.

Initially, she had approached Julian with the sole intent of securing a partnership, aiming to build a connection. But after spending time with him, she realized he was an exceptionally kind person-genuine and warm.

She had come to truly value him as a friend. Sometimes, it was easier to keep things unemotional, but once feelings got involved, discussing personal gain felt shallow and insincere.

"You need to hurry," Mr. Elderstone pressed. "Don't let Mio beat you to it. He's already approached Radiant Horizons' Vice President. Even though the project lead hasn't been announced, the VP's influence is significant."

"Alright, I understand," Aurora nodded.

The professional world had always been brutally pragmatic. Across all fields, building relationships often required catering to the right people.

Actors might trade favors with directors, contractors might offer gifts, and even insurance salespeople often bought small tokens to win clients over.

him so well. In her heart, Julian had become an important friend.

guilt washed over her. It felt despicable to use

found himself in a similar predicament. After spending time with Rebecca, he realized he

with her and not use

Mio decided to come clean. They each arranged meetings with Julian and

the announcement had turned this into a critical moment, wasn't surprised when Aurora reached out to meet that

was time to

time to come

had always picked the meeting

the windows, the

gentle as ever. "The desserts here are quite special.

a smile. "I actually

didn't expect her to be so direct, getting straight to

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have maneuvered carefully to secure the collaboration in the best possible way. But she considered Julian a friend and didn't want to treat him

It was the least she could do for someone who had treated her with such

to say?"

like to collaborate with

rejection, which was

answered with a smile, his expression calm and relaxed, as if she had

A multi-million-dollar project, one countless others were fighting tooth and nail for-he had

still unsure if she had heard him

His Little Bunny was just too cute. After all,

new financial district project," Aurora clarified, still finding it

be real? He hadn't asked any