Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

When Mr. Elderstone finished speaking, the first to voice his objection was Mr. Grant. "I object."

"Oh, Mr. Grant, what is your objection?" Mr. Elderstone asked knowingly. He had been preparing for this moment for years and would not allow his efforts to go to waste.

"Miss Aurora securing this contract is highly unfair. And Julian-don't think I don't know who he really is," Mr. Grant sneered coldly.

"And who is he?"

"Mr. Elderstone, must you still feign ignorance? Don't think I'm entirely in the dark. Back in Clothville, Miss Aurora had a fiancé, and that fiancé happens to be Julian. Now she's landed this contract through him-it's clearly unfair."

Aurora, like everyone else in the room, was stunned. "What did you just say? He's my fiancé?" If that were true, then he must also be the father of her unborn child.

Aurora's emotions surged in a chaotic mix of shock and realization. From the moment he had reappeared in her life, she had felt an inexplicable warmth whenever he was near-a pull toward him that she couldn't resist.

Suddenly, so many moments began to make sense. Why had he brought her an umbrella when it rained the day they first met? Why, at his birthday party, surrounded by well-wishers, had he chosen to spend time alone with her, sharing cake and personally walking her home? Why had he remained unbothered to learn she was pregnant, treating her with unwavering kindness? Why did he kiss her goodnight every evening, as if it was the most natural thing?

He knew her preferences, her likes, her dislikes. He cared for her deeply and always gazed at her with such tender eyes.

All of it finally had an explanation-he was the one she had been waiting for all along. And to think, she had been so conflicted before this revelation.

"What?! Miss Aurora's fiancé?"

I was wondering how someone so young could be so skilled. Turns out they have

is terribly unfair to

opinions shifted dramatically, like neighbors who once praised a child for earning the top grade in school, only to turn sour

goal was clear: to sway public opinion in

only cared about one thing. "Mr. Grant, are

to pretend anymore. Are you

past. You're not lying to me?" Aurora's voice softened as she pieced it all together. The man she

checked your schedule over the past few days. You've been with him every single day. Even if you've lost your

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I. This contract was selected through mutual evaluation. If there were issues, why didn't you raise them earlier? You had no objections at the start, which proves you didn't see a problem either. Mio lost, and now

Grant's expression twisted with anger. "I see now. This was all part of your

no longer recognized the man before him. When had Mr. Grant become this desperate, this consumed by greed? His current state was hideous. Mr. Elderstone silently thanked his

idea," Mr. Elderstone continued, his voice steady. "We evaluated it thoroughly before making a decision to choose Radiant Horizons. At the time, you were the one

face contorted further. "Shameless? You were the

the young master of Radiant Horizons until the signing. If I had known, I wouldn't have agreed in the first place," Mr. Elderstone said, exasperated. "We were all in

take your word for it?" Mr. Grant retorted, his tone

through the tension. Mio, who had

hoping Mio would take their side. If Mio could garner sympathy from the

secure.

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