Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 156

Serena dialed Rock's number and waited, her fingers tapping impatiently against the phone. It took over a minute before Rock finally picked up.

"Are you in class?" Serena asked, trying to keep her tone light.

"No," Rock replied, his voice sounding strangely off.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling sick?" Serena inquired, concern creeping into her voice.

"No..." Rock's voice tightened with anxiety. "Serena, you're calling to ask if I betrayed you, aren't you?"

Serena was taken aback but then chuckled softly. "Why would I ask you that?"

Rock was puzzled. "The incident in Moonhaven Town-only Joy's family and I knew about it. Joy's family would never betray you, so it had to be me..."

was you?" Serena

wasn't! If it

interrupted him, "Relax, I

was stunned, disbelief evident in his silence. "You never

you'd keep it a secret," Serena said with a gentle smile.

Rock learned Serena hadn't left Alderburg but had returned. Samuel suspected there was a mole, which had left Rock feeling uneasy ever

indifferent to others' opinions, he couldn't shake the feeling of dread about how Serena might perceive him. But now,

me, and it's not

curled into a slight smile, but her eyes turned cold. She ruled out Samuel, who would never betray her. Shirley had been with her constantly during

What about the blood match request I asked you to

it?" Rock sounded surprised. "I thought you might

need you to find two specific people for

"Who are they?"