Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Although the outcome was already decided, Mio still harbored a faint hope that it wasn't true.

Rebecca's lips curled into a devilish smile. "Mr. Walsh, have you misunderstood something? I asked you to come over, but I never said it was to sign a contract."

Mio realized she had been tricked. Rebecca hadn't explicitly mentioned it, nor had she refused her assumption at the time, which led Mio to believe the purpose of the meeting was to finalize the contract.

"Rebecca, I need to talk to you," Mio said, seeking clarity. This time, Rebecca didn't refuse her.

Mr. Grant stormed out angrily, while Aurora stayed behind to sign the contract. As for Mr. Elderstone, he remained silent-after all, he was the only one aware of the wager.

Regardless of what might have transpired between Julian and Aurora, securing the contract would make Aurora the head of the family. Mr. Elderstone wasn't foolish enough to let such an opportunity slip away.

Julian spoke to Aurora with gentle warmth. "I personally drafted the contract. Based on our discussions from the other day, I've made some additional adjustments. Take a look."

"Alright." Aurora quietly read through the document. When she reached the profit- sharing section, her eyes widened. "Wasn't it supposed to be a fifty-fifty split? Why is it forty-sixty now?"

The new split favored R Corporation sixty to Radiant Horizons' forty. Such terms were unprecedented. As the host, offering a fifty-fifty division was already considered generous. Yet now, Julian had lowered his company's share to forty percent-something that had never been done before.

Julian's smile deepened. "Don't you think this division is better? This is the first collaboration between our two companies in a century. I decided to offer an extra ten percent as a gesture of goodwill. I hope we can work together more in the future."

The real reason, however, was his desire to support Aurora. By securing this deal, she would ascend to the position of family head, garnering widespread recognition for her achievement. He wanted to help her as much as possible.

"It's not bad at all. I'm just grateful that you're even willing to work with me. I didn't expect such a big concession," Aurora said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

sign the contract instead. But Julian hadn't deceived her. Based on the terms of

clear R Corporation had made far greater concessions

looked it over? If everything's clear, go ahead and sign," Julian gently

Aurora lowered her head and signed her

later to celebrate this first collaboration between

Aurora nodded. "Grandpa Bramwell, why don't you join

Elderstone's emotions were complicated. He knew this had all been part of Julian's plan, but he also recognized how much Julian had genuinely helped Aurora ascend to the

significant resources into

people get along better. Mr. Barnet, could we speak privately?"

was coming, nodded. He turned to Aurora. "Wait

have left without a word, but the fact that he specifically informed her showed how much

but unwilling to pry into others'

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faced Julian. "This project... you planned it from the start,

what you mean.

been concealing your true identity all along. Even Miss

explain. Being together has nothing to do with status or titles. My purpose is to be there whenever she

studied the man before him, one so deeply devoted. "Have

officially the head of the family, I'll tell her everything. I came into her life as a stranger. If she can fall in love with

won't interfere in

us go so easily?" Julian asked, genuinely surprised. He had expected Mr. Elderstone to be furious, especially since the

my duty.

often criticized the family's traditions as toxic, and I agree with her. I hope she'll be the one to