Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 148

The side gallery held some pieces too, though not as abundant as the main hall.

Samuel followed Serena into the side gallery. Seeing there were only a few

people around, he whispered, "Serena, if you want to leave, we can just go. Why stay just to spite Aaron?"

Serena chuckled softly, "I'm not staying to spite Aaron. I've realized something."

"Realized?"

"Yes, I haven't done anything wrong, so why should I avoid Aaron? Besides, there are a lot of antiques here tonight that I haven't seen before. And I heard there's an auction. What if there's something I like? Missing out on a piece because of a man would be such a waste."

Seeing Serena's relaxed expression, Samuel smiled, "Alright, as long as you're happy."

Serena smiled back and was soon captivated by the antiques displayed in the side gallery.

Samuel watched her, a slight smile curling his lips.

Serena was looking at the antiques.

He was looking at her.

to

a pair of dark eyes from

on Serena, she felt both irritated and angry but couldn't show it. So she softened her voice and said, "There are some excellent pieces tonight. Shall we go downstairs and take

hand, straightening up as

sharp as a

you clash with

Serena might just be in a bad mood,

Aaron's eyes remained cold.

future, don't

he

decisive back, wanting to chase after him but worried that others might see Aaron's cold

return was thanks to

with an uncanny resemblance to Evelyn appeared several times.

team tried a ruse, pretending to leave the country and lying in wait, but the woman seemed to have caught on and

This wasn't working.

Lynwood suggested to Aaron that she return home first. This way, the woman might think Aaron had withdrawn his people from the Federation and let her guard down, possibly appearing

who doted on

could clearly feel Aaron's attitude toward