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.

turned to face 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

her go would be best for both of them. As Aaron's friend,

been sparkling

want

was his

Aaron he

what's going on between them, it's

his head slightly.

steely glint flashed in his

Finn reacted swiftly, aiming

sent William's men surging forward like

side, naturally unwilling to

chaos erupted as the two

and pushed

in the car," William instructed, squeezing

toward the car, shielded by the

Frederick's men

they were evenly matched

men began to falter under the

wheelchair, "it seems like

men, but also the

Alderburg, Aaron's

Frederick