Chapter 39

Just as Serena connected to the hostel's WiFi, a message popped up on her phone.

It was from Cynthia Lynwood.

She opened it.

Another photo.

In the picture, a small hand rested on a larger one.

Clearly, the small hand belonged to Cynthia Lynwood, and the larger hand was Aaron's.

Cynthia Lynwood had sent her many such photos before. Each time, Serena felt as if a knife twisted in her heart. She had tried to ask Aaron about them, but his responses were always dismissive.

He thought she was overreacting.

Over time, the pain lingered, but she learned to keep her mouth shut.

Looking at it now-

Two words summed it up.

Ridiculous.

Setting her phone to "Do Not Disturb," Serena took the SIM card she had removed from her phone as soon as she left the restaurant and flushed it down the toilet.

She hadn't used her ID to check into the hostel.

all, it

weren't

the staff, and they were

card, Aaron wouldn't

there was still the matter of the

and opened Samuel's contact

she realized Samuel had feelings for her, she avoided

she had

she

No one respected her.

was her only

message: "Samuel, I've moved out of Rosewood Gardens. Here's

you move out

"It's complicated. I'll explain

chat and began searching online

to

were still in

not rest until

was now occupied by a woman with overly bright makeup and vivid red lips, flirting with the

feed me," she

with indulgent affection, replied, "Alright, alright,

and brought a piece of

would have found such

it seemed oddly

used to tease him like that

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