Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 121

Serena stood there, biting her lip as she faced the roguishly charming man in front of her.

Frederick!

He was Aaron's closest friend.

Though their encounters had been few, Serena had never liked Frederick.

He was notorious for his cavalier attitude toward relationships, changing partners more often than he changed his clothes. Even though he was generous with breakup settlements, the way he treated love as a game was exactly the sort of behavior Serena despised.

"Mr. Foster, are you trying to stop me?" Serena took a deep breath, her expression softening slightly as she spoke.

Frederick gave a slight, rakish smile. "I am."

"And what if I insist on leaving?" Serena asked.

"Then I'm afraid I'll have to be less than courteous."

At his words, a group of bodyguards emerged from behind Frederick.

Immediately, William's men stepped forward, encircling Serena protectively. Tension crackled in the air as both sides stood ready to clash.

Suddenly, the sound of a wheelchair rolling across the floor cut through the standoff, followed by a voice as warm as a spring breeze. "Mr. Foster."

William had arrived.

the newcomer, a debonair smile playing on his lips. "Before Aaron left, he told me you might try to take Serena away. I didn't believe it then,

Serena a reassuring glance before addressing Frederick. "Serena no longer loves Aaron. Letting her go would be best for both of them. As Aaron's friend, you know what the right choice

been sparkling with amusement, dimmed

didn't truly want to stop

Aaron was his best

he had promised Aaron he would

between them, it's their

his head slightly. "In that

flashed in his

him, Finn reacted swiftly, aiming a strike right

for action sent William's men surging

to back

erupted as the

center, was jostled and pushed until she

William instructed, squeezing her

the

Frederick's men were

were evenly matched

men began to

pushing William's wheelchair, "it seems like not just

also the Foster family's

was Alderburg, Aaron's

even Frederick was backing