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.

He barely noticed her as a person, so how could he

out a pill and swallowed it, finally

for a moment to rest, then pulled out the

restoration center recently, Director Thomas continued to send her the latest,

she was immersed in these documents did Serena feel truly alive

midday, her stomach growled in protest, and

left her

seated at the dining

Why was he home

too hungry to care about

a bite, Aaron spoke

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

suggesting they

she quickly dismissed the

four years. Half of that time, Aaron was in the Federation of Faircrest. The rest of the time, he was entirely consumed with work, never having time—or desire to

spent a week planning a trip to Ravenspire. But even after

So...