Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 42

Just then, the channel on the television abruptly switched.

A familiar face appeared on the screen.

It was Maggie, the woman Serena had encountered at the restaurant the previous night. However, on the television, she looked nothing like the self-assured woman she had met then.

Her eyes were swollen, as if she'd been crying all night. As she faced the camera, tears streamed down her cheeks like a broken string of pearls.

"Serena, are you watching this? I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have called you a homewrecker without knowing the full story. I'm sorry, Mr. Vance explained everything to me. He and Cynthia are not a couple; they were never together. It was a misunderstanding on my part."

Serena stared at the screen, dumbfounded.

The only person capable of making Maggie apologize on a local TV station was Aaron.

Which meant...

She sat on the sofa, lost in thought.

Four years.

Not once in four years had Aaron explained Cynthia Lynwood's presence. Now

that she had finally given up, Aaron decided to clarify everything.

Aaron was

why hadn't he said

was only

after Aaron

that he was no longer being pursued, he wasn't

thoughts, Serena laughed, but as

door, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed like a demon's toll. She

the sound of a beep, the door swung

Serena, a fleeting hint of joy passed through Aaron's eyes, quickly replaced by

this fun for

found her earlier confusion amusing when faced with Aaron's cold

to lose

devoid of emotion, "you found me. So, Mr. Vance, where are you

lips tightened into

like Serena's sarcastic

how she'd been misunderstood as a homewrecker for years, he softened

I feel more comfortable here. At

a moment, he said, "Let's

offering no resistance, and rose to walk

her cold hand in

heart chilled

the