Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 167

Samuel's eyes flickered with a hint of surprise. "Hold on a moment, I'll go take a look."

He opened the door.

"Why were you so slow..." Joy's voice trailed off abruptly the moment she saw Serena. She stood frozen at the threshold, taking a moment to gather her thoughts. "Serena..."

Perhaps because of Samuel's presence, Serena didn't harbor as much resentment towards Joy as she might have expected.

Yet, there was still a trace of unease between them.

Thus, when she responded, her tone was noticeably cooler. "Yeah."

Joy glanced nervously at Serena before averting her eyes.

That day, she'd received a call from her roommate, informing her that Rock had come by their dorm to see her. Joy had been thrilled and rushed back, only to find that Rock had already left.

When she went to look for him, Rock's only words were, "Let's just delete each other."

It felt like a bolt from the blue.

She demanded an explanation from Rock.

But he was impatient. "I don't like you. I added you as a friend because of Moonhaven. So, to avoid unnecessary trouble, I think it's better for both of us if we just delete each other."

With that, he walked away without a second thought.

to her senses, only to realize her face was wet with

didn't hesitate any longer and took a cab to

was

minutes of getting out of the cab, she

Rolls-Royce was unique in

why she recognized it

a statue?" Samuel didn't notice anything amiss with his sister and spoke to

don't even

soon as the words left her mouth, she noticed both Samuel and Serena's expressions

you don't like pie?" Serena asked,

he didn't like it,

asked, she

in that instant,

wave of emotion swept

Samuel said, giving Joy a look before turning to

suddenly didn't know

felt a jolt of

Serena had

that afternoon, while gossiping with classmates, she learned not only had Serena not returned, but Aaron was

she heard Aaron had given L.S. Entertainment

Joy hurried over to find

some answers.