Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 57

On the other end of the line, Victor continued to report on Serena's situation.

"Something happened tonight, and Miss Sullivan suddenly asked the driver to take her to the airport. The driver knew Miss Sullivan wasn't supposed to leave Alderburg and refused. But she managed to grab the car keys when he wasn't paying attention. She's on her way to the airport right now. If the police find out she's trying to leave Alderburg, they might... well, she might end up in trouble, right?"

Aaron's eyes were filled with an icy coldness. "Get in touch with Julia. Have him handle things with the police."

With that, he put away his phone and shot a frosty glance at Matthew. "You crossed the line!"

He turned and left with long, determined strides, leaving Matthew with a shiver running down his spine. Aaron's gaze as he departed was colder than an iceberg.

Matthew had known Aaron since a surgery seven years ago, which also introduced him to Cynthia Lynwood. He eventually became Cynthia's personal doctor. Those days were the happiest of his life. Until-

Serena became Aaron's girlfriend. Matthew looked towards the hospital room door, wondering if Cynthia knew...

resignedly pushed the door

her expression fell when she saw it was only Matthew.

Matthew replied, bracing himself for Cynthia's outburst. To his surprise, Cynthia didn't lose her temper. She

uneasy. After ensuring

gone, Cynthia Lynwood opened her eyes, staring at the closed door

...

the car haphazardly and dashed to the ticket counter, slamming her ID onto the counter. "I need the

one last flight to Northspire tonight,

scanned Serena's ID, their expression turned grave. "I'm sorry, ma'am, but you...

list, and the system would automatically deny her request. But

an emergency. Can't you