Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

After so many years of hardship, Mio's struggles seemed to finally be coming to an

end. He had worked hard, skipping grades repeatedly, and his sharp business acumen made him stand out among his peers.

The family began to take notice of him, and Mio hoped the next three years would pass quickly. But just as the family head's health deteriorated further, Mr. Elderstone unexpectedly brought Tina back. Mio had believed his suffering was over, only to find himself plunged into darkness once more.

If he had never glimpsed the light, perhaps he could have accepted living in the darkness forever. But having seen it, how could he willingly return?

The position of family head was within his reach. His heart brimmed with anticipation, but fate cruelly shattered his hopes.

That same year, his grandmother passed away. Before her death, she left all her life savings to Mio, telling him to find a good wife in the future.

Mio had never shed a tear, yet on the day his grandmother died, he cried uncontrollably. He had lost everything.

The position of family head was gone. His grandmother was gone. He was left with nothing.

His grandmother's words about finding a good wife struck a nerve. Since childhood, people had insulted his mother, calling her names. This had left Mio with a deep psychological aversion to women.

He had promised to buy his grandmother a big house, but he had not yet done so. He had vowed she would see him become the family head, but he had failed.

From that day forward, Mio changed. Even though Tina's return complicated things, it didn't mean he had no chance. He resolved to work even harder.

When he entered the company, the environment was far more cutthroat than school. The aura of being a candidate for family head had been stripped from him.

This became another reason for people to ridicule him. They sneered, saying he was like a toad lusting after a swan.

As soon as he joined the company, many deliberately made things difficult for him. It was just like his childhood-his talents only invited harsher suppression.

Mr. Grant, disheartened by Tina's return, stopped supporting Mio. In his frustration, he vented his anger on Mio, leaving him without a backer.

Mr. Grant's protection, Mio struggled at every turn. He endured the scorn and cold remarks of his colleagues because he

manager to a banquet.

experience." In reality, Mio was there to take the fall and drink on his behalf. Mio knew it was a

If he offended the general manager, his career would be over. The man could find

for nothing? That night,

deal and specifically requested to work with Mio

the general manager glared at him fiercely. By the end of the night, Mio was rushed

things difficult for him, mocking him both openly and subtly. Fortunately,

promoted Mio to project manager, giving him a chance to prove

was far from simple. On top of that, Mio's strikingly attractive face made things even harder. His first major client was

one look at him and made her intentions clear: if he spent the night with her, the deal

He already had little regard for women, having grown up in

to be his mother, but Mio had no

wanted it,

longer allowing

went out of his way to learn how

of her figure, Mio was repulsed.

was satisfied with Mio and promised to bring him more

and she

to her social circle, bringing him a flood of deals in exchange for

him, saying he climbed the ladder by sleeping with women. Mio never

growing success caught Mr. Grant's attention, and he began grooming

bullied him as a child, were now forced to bow to him. Mio, in turn,

on him evolved into Mio mastering the art of manipulation.

praised his skill in bed, oblivious to the fact that Mio felt nothing. If one looked closely, even in moments

his body betrayed warmth. He lived like a hollow shell, moving through life without

Rebecca once again, everything changed. This time, he made a mistake-he fell in love

couldn't say for certain who was to blame. He had been hurt by others, and in turn, he had hurt others. Who could untangle the right and wrong of it all? Closing his eyes, Mio decided to end the years of entanglement once and for all. Aurora stood before him, asking if he