Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 53

However, to Serena's surprise, Aaron didn't react with anger. Instead, he simply nodded with a nonchalant "hmm."

Was this his way of agreeing that she didn't have to attend the celebration dinner? Serena found it hard to believe and searched Aaron's face for any clues.

But Aaron's expression was unreadable, giving nothing away.

She averted her gaze, abandoning her curiosity.

As long as Aaron wasn't forcing her to go to some celebration dinner, she didn't care why he had suddenly changed his mind.

Heading upstairs, Serena returned to her room.

She pulled out a box of medicine, looking at the neatly arranged pills inside, and couldn't help but chuckle.

These were stomach pills she had specially bought for Aaron before they got married.

Aaron's chronic stomach issues didn't respond to any medication except for this

one.

But it was a foreign brand, requiring quite a few connections to acquire.

Aaron never noticed.

course, he didn't. He barely noticed her as a person, so how could he possibly notice

took out a pill and swallowed it, finally quelling the turmoil in her

for a moment to rest, then pulled out the research materials

working at the restoration center recently, Director

she was immersed in these documents

midday, her stomach growled in protest, and she headed

breakfast had left

seeing Aaron seated at the dining table, Serena's brow

work today? Why was he

about Aaron, grabbing a fork to

a bite, Aaron spoke up, "Even

there's anywhere you'd like to visit, I can have Julia arrange

Aaron suggesting they go

quickly dismissed

Half of that time, Aaron was in the Federation of Faircrest. The rest of the time, he was

their second year together, she had spent a week planning a trip to

So...