Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 853: An Unexpected Encounter

Apart from Mio and Ivy, another pair of estranged lovers also crossed paths unexpectedly.

Susan had heard the news of Aurora's wedding and made a point to attend. The past was behind them, and she genuinely wished Aurora happiness.

Marcos, representing the Giron family, had also come. Ever since Susan left, he had been searching for her, but she seemed to have vanished without a trace.

Falling into despair, Marcos lived like a shadow of himself, moving through his days without purpose. The Giron family arranged blind dates for him, but he would only sit there in silence or stare blankly into space for hours. He was alive, yet lifeless, and his family grew weary of seeing him this way.

Eventually, the Giron family began to question themselves-had they made a mistake? They allowed him to step outside their rigid traditions and granted him permission to search for Susan. But no one, not even the Simmons family, knew where she had gone.

Every time Marcos had a business trip, he volunteered, hoping to find Susan in some corner of the world. But the world is vast, and even in the same city, a reunion is never guaranteed, let alone in another country.

Marcos had no intention of attending the wedding. Witnessing someone else's joy only reminded him of his own unhappiness. Yet, with no one else from the Giron family available, he had no choice but to come. He never expected that this wedding would reunite him with Susan.

She had grown much thinner. When she was a star, she had always been careful about her image, fearing even a two-pound weight gain would make her look bad on camera. After leaving the entertainment industry, she had taken up cooking at home, focusing on nutrition. But everything had been ruined.

Their child, once her entire hope, had been taken away. Susan had misunderstood him and Emily at the café, and from that moment, she disappeared completely.

When Marcos saw Susan for the first time in years, his heart trembled. He had finally found her. But he didn't approach her immediately, afraid he might scare her away.

As Aurora and Julian embraced, Susan quietly wiped away her tears, though a faint smile lingered on her lips. That expression told Marcos that Susan had moved on from the past-she truly wished Aurora happiness.

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As the wedding concluded, spotted someone.

Hayden.

turned

vast lavender

the same reason-watching from

man she had once loved so deeply, the man for whom

had changed them. The people were the

stirring the lavender fields and lifting the hem of Susan's

himself, it didn't matter anymore. That chapter of their lives was over. "Long time no

the first and only moment of true harmony between

much weight Susan had lost. Though he had moved to New York, the social circles weren't as large as they seemed,

the past. He remembered how Susan had drugged him years ago, but he had been capable of resisting. Instead, he went along with

none of this would have happened. Aurora wouldn't have left, and Julian wouldn't have had

was

she carried a sorrow that made

leaving the entertainment industry, I've been living freely," Susan said with a newfound ease. Perhaps it was because she no longer

forget to visit

the next chapter anywhere else.

moved to

taken over the

you used

"I am."

things to do, so I'll be going now." Susan

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

swayed gently in the breeze, their fragrance lingering in

air.

love, betrayal, and even a messy

to Hayden-the