Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 126

Chapter 127

"What exactly does Mr. Vance mean by that? I'm a bit confused," Samuel said, clutching his bowl tightly. He took several deep breaths before meeting Aaron's intense gaze.

"Confused?" Aaron's lips curled into a faint smile, though it didn't reach his eyes. "Hand over Serena, or there will be no place for you in Alderburg."

"Mr. Vance, I still don't understand what you're implying," Samuel replied nervously, setting his bowl down. "Are you saying Serena is missing?"

Aaron narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing every nuance of Samuel's expression. "You really don't know?"

"I don't know," Samuel said anxiously. "Since Serena went to Northspire, we've barely been in touch. Mr. Vance, what happened to Serena?"

Aaron's eyes darkened. "Search the place."

The guards at the door filed in. Samuel's apartment wasn't big, and it didn't take them long to comb through it.

trace of anyone else being

deep-set eyes unreadable, like an unfathomable abyss. Samuel stood by

stretching into eternity. The room was so silent that

like an eternity, Aaron finally moved. He walked out of the apartment. Samuel let out a sigh of relief, only to see

was several long seconds

silent, but Samuel remained rigid, standing as if rooted to the spot. Aaron was

watching Aaron exit the building. The smile that

concern. "The old man called again.

his throat constricting. "Once things are settled

Finn said nothing more.

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at night when the moonlight turned the ocean's surface into a shimmering expanse, it was like a scene from

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