Chapter 25
He took a sip of his drink, letting the bitter taste linger on his tongue.
"I have my reasons for what I do, but one thing's for sure-I don't love her," Aaron stated clearly. "As for telling the media that I'm protecting her, it's just to keep those nosy reporters at bay and give her some peace."
Frederick clicked his tongue. "Did you tell Serena all this?"
Aaron fell silent again.
Frederick patted Aaron's shoulder. "There are plenty of fish in the sea. With your qualities, you could easily find someone a hundred times better than Serena."
Aaron brushed Frederick's hand away. "She'll come back."
Frederick was taken aback. "Didn't you say she was marrying William?"
"It didn't go through."
to speak further. Serena had been deeply
were him, seeing his partner treating another woman so well and then not showing up on their wedding day, forgiveness would be out of the question. But Serena, with her gentle nature,
called her "Wonder
thinking that Serena's departure might be for the best. She had been with Aaron for years and had nothing to show for it. It was
look, and
...
In Northspire.
about the
she had almost abandoned her passion for artifact restoration. Over the years, the field had evolved, and she needed to work harder than others to catch
Thomas could do nothing
received a
your name. We need you to
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