Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

The one most affected by this was Mr. Grant. His ambitions far exceeded Mio's. Back when Mio sought his support, he had to obey all of Mr. Grant's orders and

arrangements.

Mr. Grant had wanted Mio to become his puppet, to take the position of family head and then submit to his control. But Mio had never intended to play along.

Their relationship had always been one of mutual exploitation, and Mio had long been aware of Mr. Grant's schemes, though he never exposed them.

Inside the business car, there was only Mr. Grant. It was clear he had deliberately sent the others away.

"Mr. Grant," Mio greeted him as usual.

In response, Mr. Grant slapped Mio across the face with full force. "You dare call me that? You lunatic! Why did you do this?"

Mio could have dodged the slap, but he didn't. Despite being treated as a pawn by Mr. Grant, Mio still acknowledged the man had helped him in the past.

This slap, Mio figured, was repayment for Mr. Grant's past assistance. However, the slap was hard enough to make Mio's head hit the glass, leaving his face swollen.

"Because I'm tired. I don't want to do this anymore," Mio said calmly. He was genuinely exhausted. What was the point of becoming the family head? It was still a life of endless toil.

He had spent the first half of his life climbing upward, yet he never felt happy. Only during the brief days spent with Rebecca did he experience an unprecedented joy.

Together, they had played with cats, watched movies, and strolled through the streets. In those moments, he felt he had a soul, that he could smile without hiding behind a mask.

"Tired? Who isn't tired? Do you think I'm not? The situation was already leaning in our favor, you fool! Do you even realize the magnitude of your mistake?"

"I don't think I made a mistake," Mio replied. He wondered, if he had a clean past, untainted by darkness, and met Rebecca as his true self, would she have liked him?

you're giving it all up. Do you think it's worth

mine to begin with. We've been coveting something that doesn't belong to us. What's

you've completely lost your mind. Who's been feeding you this poison? You've changed!

am today with your help, but it's also thanks

Now that everything's out in the open, there's no

you helped me rise to power, but over the years, you've used my

slap just now? Consider it repayment for your support. From

so furious he raised his cane to strike Mio

one hand. "I told you-I owe you nothing. If you dare lay a finger on me again, I won't let it slide. You know my character-I'm exactly

mantra "a man without venom

a young and vigorous one-there was no contest. Especially since

of them in the car, if Mio truly wanted to harm Mr. Grant, the

"We've known each other for years. I don't want us to part on

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to me, I'll make sure you can't

have no intention of staying

From behind, he could hear Mr. Grant's enraged roar: "Come back! Get

There was no

becoming vice president and stepping on others to rise to power, what did it

despised. From now on, he vowed

his secretary was already waiting at the

the

said, unlocking the

secretary, accustomed to Mio's strict rules, instinctively put on shoe covers.

in directly," Mio said. For once,