Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 67

Chapter 68

"There's a celebration dinner on Friday. You need to be there."

Another order.

Serena clenched her fists. "I'm not going!"

"You have to!" Aaron's tone was authoritative, leaving no room for argument.

"And what if I just don't go?" Serena bit her lip defiantly.

"There is no 'what if." With that, Aaron turned and walked away, disappearing through the doorway.

Serena picked up the glass in her hand and hurled it toward the door. "Aaron, you're such a jerk!"

Downstairs, Aaron paused briefly before leaving the house.

Over an hour later.

Serena finally composed herself and went downstairs.

The breakfast had gone cold.

Used to fending for herself, Serena headed to the kitchen.

But as she reached for the eggs, she noticed Olivia standing in the doorway.

stood in silence,

Finally, Olivia spoke. "Pasta?"

Serena nodded.

stepped into the kitchen. "You

took out a pot and started boiling

for

in the way," Olivia said, gently nudging

Serena realized

and before long, a steaming bowl of pasta was placed in

"Thank you," Serena said.

turned back

diving into the

was excellent, and Serena quickly finished the

the bowl

reached for the faucet, a sharp

slipped from her grasp,

finding Serena crouched on

gripped Olivia.

clutched her stomach, struggling to speak. "Stomach...

panicked. "Mr. Vance has medicine-I'll get

managed to

she awoke, she was

for

medication should help," Olivia explained, handing a bowl of soup to Serena. "He also mentioned it's stress-related, so you need to manage your

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