Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 135

Aaron stepped out of the car and watched as the fishing boat, silhouetted against the moon, seemed to slice through the night like lightning.

It was getting further and further away.

A wave of panic surged through him.

He quickly took out his phone and dialed Zachary's number.

On the way over, he had already done a thorough background check on the Lewis family.

On the boat.

"Uncle, your phone is ringing," Serena noticed that Zachary's phone kept buzzing insistently, as if the caller wouldn't give up until someone answered.

"Could you answer it for me?" Zachary asked, his attention focused on steering the boat.

"Sure."

Serena picked up the call, but a commanding voice immediately demanded, "Let Serena take the phone."

The tone of command instantly triggered Serena's deepest fears.

After a brief pause, she hung up.

Back on the shore.

heard the call disconnect, his eyes narrowed

Serena!

answered

but this time, no

Several minutes later.

car lights that had dwindled to mere specks, and said to Serena

as gleeful as a mischievous child, and laughed, "Yes, Uncle,

was wide and

it wasn't Aaron calling-it

and still calls," Zachary complained, although his face was split by a

watched him, a happy smile spreading across

let me answer it for

"Okay."

tossed the phone to

the video call, only

see.

Her smile froze.

noticed the change, and it was as if a needle pierced his heart. The next second, his gaze turned icy. "Mrs. Vance, enough with

the last time, I'm not being dramatic. I'm serious about cutting ties