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.

face the newcomer, a debonair smile playing on his lips. "Before Aaron left, he told me you might try to take Serena away.

her go

which had been sparkling with

want to stop

was

he had promised Aaron he would keep Serena

what's going on between them,

tilted his head slightly. "In

flashed

swiftly, aiming a

for action sent William's

side, naturally unwilling to back

chaos erupted as the

the center, was jostled and pushed

William instructed, squeezing

moving toward the car, shielded by

men

they were evenly

men began to falter under the

wheelchair, "it

but also the Foster

was Alderburg,

even Frederick