Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 40

In recent days, Serena had barely gotten any proper rest. Yet, just as she was trying to take a moment, her phone rang. Startled, Serena glanced at the screen and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was a voice call from Director

Thomas. She picked up the phone.

"Director Thomas?"

Hearing Serena's voice, Director Thomas also seemed relieved. But soon enough, his tone was tinged with a mix of concern and mild reproach. "Serena, what's going on? I've been trying to call you, but your phone was unreachable." Warmth filled Serena's heart. "I'm sorry, Director. My SIM card went missing." "So that's what happened," Director Thomas sighed deeply. "I'm just glad you're okay."

"Was there something you needed to talk about?"

"It's nothing urgent. Remember you asked me to find someone to help manage your father's antiques? Well, I found someone. He's a former president of the Historical Artifacts Association and just retired this year. He's got a wealth of experience with artifacts. You can trust him with the antiques without any worry. Plus, he owns several properties in Northspire specifically to house collections. Knowing you have a villa full of antiques, he even offered to clear out one of his villas for you."

place, felt a huge weight lift off her shoulders. "That's great! How

happy to have the chance

"That doesn't seem right..."

father's antiques

a rare opportunity. While finding a place might be easy, finding someone with such rich experience in managing

close friend of her father's and had guided her in many ways, so Serena trusted him implicitly. But still, she was unsure about this

touch with

"Good."

be open until Monday, so she had to wait until then to make further arrangements. Despite her lingering doubts,

endorsement, Serena finished her shower