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,

pill and swallowed it, finally quelling the turmoil in her

on the bed for a moment to rest, then pulled out

recently,

when she was immersed in these documents did Serena feel

growled in protest,

left

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

Aaron have work today? Why was he

hungry to care about Aaron, grabbing a fork to start

spoke up, "Even

to visit, I can have Julia arrange it."

suggesting they go on

she quickly

in the Federation of Faircrest. The rest of the time, he was entirely consumed with work, never having time—or

together, she had spent a week planning a trip to Ravenspire. But even after she bought the tickets, Aaron had

So...