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.

what Aaron

had feelings for her, why hadn't

was only

been running after

that he was no longer being

these thoughts, Serena laughed, but as

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

a beep, the door swung open to

the sight of Serena, a fleeting hint of joy passed through

this fun

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

just couldn't bear to lose someone

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

tightened into

didn't like

as a homewrecker for years, he softened his gaze. "Isn't living at

"But I feel more comfortable here. At least my

a moment, he said,

offering no resistance,

her cold

chilled in

the stairs