Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

As they walked down the corridor, Aurora and Mio both felt a heavy weight in their

hearts. The secretary led them to the meeting room.

"Are we going in together?" Mio had assumed they would be separated.

"The notice I received says so. Please, follow me."

Aurora and Mio had no idea what was going on. Julian and the vice president clearly knew in advance that both of them would be coming today. But why?

Julian had never mentioned to Aurora that Mio would also be here. That omission left her feeling deceived. Mio, for his part, was equally puzzled. What was Julian planning? Why hadn't he been told that Aurora would be coming?

"Please have something to drink. I've already invited the vice president to join us," the secretary said, placing steaming cups of coffee in front of everyone-except Aurora. In front of her was a freshly squeezed glass of fruit juice.

It was obvious this was Julian's doing. How else would the secretary know Aurora's preferences, let alone make her the only exception?

When Aurora saw the juice, her earlier doubts about Julian vanished. How could she question him? Hadn't his actions over the past few days been sincere enough?

As everyone's thoughts churned, Rebecca entered. Dressed in a sharp suit and clicking high heels, she approached them from the distance.

This was a different Rebecca from the one Mio was used to seeing in private. In those moments, she had been soft and gentle, like a cuddly ragdoll. But now, in her professional attire, she seemed entirely transformed.

Rebecca's eyes carried a frosty chill. In that moment, Mio felt as if he no longer knew her.

"Rebecca." He stood and greeted her, but Rebecca merely nodded in acknowledgment- her response was cold and detached.

She was the vice president now, and the way she handled herself in the workplace had to be different. He chose not to dwell on her

hand, had never met Rebecca before. On the day she visited the villa for the

bore a passing resemblance to Julian-about three parts similar to him and seven parts to their father. No wonder Julian had once said he wanted to have a mixed-race baby;

President, nice to meet you. I'm Aurora. It's a pleasure to work with you," Aurora greeted her politely, her tone confident but not

Aurora before, but only from a distance.

"Hello."

well, felt a sense of balance restored in his

time discussing things." Rebecca naturally took

spoke first. "I trust you're both here

But she couldn't help feeling anxious. Rebecca was the only one present; Julian

Now, she feared that Mio had already won Rebecca over and that Rebecca would side

president has agreed to

a temporary sense of relief. Mr.

Rebecca was present, things seemed to be

press further. "So, Vice President, who will you be signing the contract with?" Aurora's

were stunned to see him and failed to immediately connect

setting, addressed him formally even

with confusion. "What are

day we sign the contract. Since I'm the

show up, who will sign it?" Julian said with a faint

moment, Mio understood everything. No

Julian was the young master of

such a

He wondered whether Julian had already told Aurora about everything that

mattered was that Aurora had successfully secured her family's position