Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 81

"Thank you for the offer, Mr. Grayson, but I'll have to decline," Serena said with a polite smile.

She had no intention of becoming Mrs. William. The Grayson family wasn't the kind of place she wanted to be involved with. She didn't want to jump from the frying pan into the fire.

William didn't push the matter. "I'll wait for you to change your mind."

Serena chuckled softly, not taking his words to heart. "If there's nothing else, Mr. Grayson..." She hadn't forgotten she needed to make a discreet exit.

William smiled slightly. "Must you leave tonight, Miss Sullivan?"

"Yes."

up your mind," he stepped aside, "but before you go, I

"And what's that?"

glancing at

down at her shoes, puzzled.

Do you

William notice such a minor detail? Was

any, I happen to have a pair," William said, producing a pair of sneakers from behind his

His fingers brushed over her pale

worked. Her foot was lifted, and she instinctively

heels were swapped for a pair of comfortable sneakers. She felt a

drifted up, and she realized her hand was still resting on William's shoulder. Her face changed slightly, and she was about to pull away when a cold voice sounded from behind her, "What

jerked her hand back and turned to see Aaron standing there. She froze for a moment, feeling a twinge of annoyance at her guilty reaction. It