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.

still couldn't figure out why he insisted on sticking

he like her? He'd never said

around, his only explanation had been: "Because we're desk

interpret being desk mates as an excuse to

gone, do you miss

it hurt. These past few days, she hadn't been

important he was. But now that he was gone, she understood just how deeply he had become a

worry. Without Orion, I'll take care of you from now on," Kieran

didn't take his words to heart. She already had

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 Orion

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

Or so she believed.

her new classroom, a familiar, cheerful

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Aveline froze.

was-Kieran, smiling brightly

attention to his grades either. After all, her heart was entirely occupied by Orion. Why would she care

and Kieran became desk mates once

170 centimeters tall, while Kieran had experienced a growth

she missed Orion. The ocean between them, along with the

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

Aveline a home. But

build everything himself. His company was in its

he was working tirelessly

been over a year since Aveline had last

he didn't want to-it was that he

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

work. Instead, she used her free time to start her own investments. She didn't want to be a fragile treasure in Orion's hands; she wanted to stand by his

been inseparable since childhood, hadn't seen each other in

not miss Orion?" Aurora,