Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Seven stitches.

Aaron watched as Serena, pale-faced, sat silently on the hospital bed. He couldn't help but recall how she remained wordless while the doctor stitched her up.

He remembered the days when Bella, his little girl, would whimper and run to him for comfort at the smallest bump or bruise. When had she grown so resilient?

His heart felt heavy, burdened with a mixture of emotions.

He had initially thought Serena was upset with him for missing their appointment at the registry office.

But today, Serena seemed willing to hurt herself just to be away from him...

It was clear this time, she was truly angry.

"Serena..."

His phone rang in his pocket.

It was Matthew.

Matthew rarely called from his own phone, usually using Cynthia Lynwood's

instead. If he called from his own, it meant something urgent.

who sat lifelessly, and answered the

you come back? Cynthia's condition is critical. If

donor soon, she... she won't have much

Serena, lying motionless like a puppet whose strings had been

head back to Alderburg immediately,"

on

to Serena's side. He took her hand, noting how cold

handle some matters. I'll be back to

Serena's eyelids fluttered slightly.

was a brief moment, but Aaron caught the glimmer of joy in

the past, whenever he mentioned leaving to handle something,

heart, Aaron left

other hand, found herself smiling at his

pain

her second dressing change, Serena

I thought you might have been in the

but

she would have made a fuss over every bump and

an adult

weakness

later, Serena was

up, returning

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