Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 13

Aaron glanced at his watch.

There were still four hours until his flight took off.

He had plenty of time.

"Take me to Rosewood Gardens," he suddenly ordered. The driver, caught off guard for a moment, quickly made a turn at the next intersection.

When the car arrived at Rosewood Gardens, Aaron stepped out.

The staff, seeing him return, promptly greeted him with a "Good evening, Mr. Vance."

Aaron didn't respond, instead striding quickly toward Serena's room.

Pushing open the door, he found the room empty, causing his heart to skip a beat.

"Where's Serena?" he demanded, grabbing the attention of a passing housekeeper.

The housekeeper stammered nervously, "Miss Sullivan hasn't been home for several days... I... I don't know where she went."

She hasn't been back for days?

Olivia had said Serena was still at

Could it be?!

heart raced as he hurried into the room and flung

it packed with clothes, he exhaled a sigh

were still there,

to leave, he paused,

clothes, Serena

were always in the wardrobe on the

to open the right side, his phone rang.

"What's up?" he answered.

to expedite the kidney transplant, but we still haven't found a suitable

pinched the bridge of his nose. "I'll contact the hospital director

seemed to want to say more, but

at the wardrobe one last time before leaving the room to

"I'm sorry, Cynthia. I

bed, gave a weak shake of her head. "It's okay, Aaron's

you really

a small smile, though her eyes

had to be that Serena

would eliminate this obstacle

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