Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 906: How Could I Not Miss Him

On the first day of the new school term, Aveline pushed the door open as she always did. But this time, the person who had always been there was nowhere to be seen.

She took a deep breath-habits were such frightening things.

Orion, I'll get used to it, she thought.

"Aveline."

A familiar male voice rang out beside her ear. Startled, she looked up and was met with a bright, sunny smile.

Kieran jogged over to her, his footsteps light. "My dear Aveline, from now on, I'll be the one picking you up every day."

She froze. Even though she knew Orion had gone to England and couldn't possibly appear, for just a moment, she'd hoped...

When she saw that it was Kieran, her expression shifted instantly-from happiness to cold indifference.

"Aveline, even if it's not Orion, you don't have to look that disappointed. You're hurting my feelings," Kieran teased, pretending to be wounded as he noticed her rapid change in demeanor.

"What are you doing here?" she asked flatly.

"I heard Orion went to study in England, so I'm taking on the responsibility of bringing you to and from school. Aveline, I know you like Maybachs. I had my dad buy a new one just yesterday."

Aveline glanced at the new car parked by the roadside. "You're mistaken. It's not the car I like, but the person sitting inside it."

With that, she turned and climbed into her family's Lincoln.

Kieran wasn't discouraged. "Fine, if you don't want me driving you, how about you drive me instead? I don't mind either way." Without waiting for an invitation, he shamelessly slid into the passenger seat of her car.

Aveline nearly sighed in defeat. Kieran's thick skin was truly unmatched.

From the moment they met, he had always been like this-clinging to her like glue. If he'd been older, she might've understood, but back then, he'd only been a first-grader,

a clueless little boy who couldn't possibly understand the concept of love.

years had passed since then, and Aveline still couldn't

he like her? He'd never

him why he followed her around, his only

only someone like him could interpret being desk mates as

do you miss

him. She missed him so much it hurt. These past few days, she hadn't been able to sleep well because

side, she hadn't realized how important he was. But now that he was gone, she understood just how deeply he had become a

Orion, I'll take care of

Aveline didn't take his words to heart. She already had a plan to be

grade. By the end of her second year of middle school, she took the high school entrance exams and advanced directly to the first year of high school. Her only goal was to see

of high school, she was thrilled. Finally, she thought, she could leave Kieran

Or so she believed.

stepped into her new classroom, a familiar, cheerful

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Aveline froze.

smiling brightly at

his grades either. After

so, she and Kieran became

now, they were fourteen. Aveline had grown to 170 centimeters tall, while Kieran had experienced a growth spurt, shooting up to 185 centimeters in

day, she missed Orion. The ocean between them, along with the time difference, made phone

of college. Even during holidays, he didn't have

Aveline a home. But he was determined not

build everything himself. His company was in its

and he was working

year since Aveline had last seen him. Even during the New

want to-it

day to send her a "goodnight" message. Often, his sleep schedule

him during school breaks, but she didn't want to disrupt his work. Instead, she used her free time to start her own investments.

since childhood, hadn't

not miss Orion?" Aurora, her