Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 203

Aaron's brow remained tightly furrowed, tension carved deep into his features.

"It couldn't have been Cynthia. She'd never do something so cruel."

"So, you never really believed, not even for a second, that Cynthia Lynwood was behind the kidney transplant. Not for a single moment..." As Serena spoke, a smile flickered across her face-radiant, almost dazzling, yet somehow tragic, like a dying rose in the last rays of sunset. The sight made Aaron's chest tighten.

"Serena..."

"Do you know why I brought you here to see all this?"

It was as if Serena were trapped in a nightmare, oblivious to Aaron's voice.

"I knew the recordings alone would never be enough to put Cynthia Lynwood away. Telling you about Dr. Owens and the nurse was a deliberate move to draw Cynthia out, to catch her red-handed.

But what I didn't expect was how far you'd go for Cynthia Lynwood."

She turned her gaze to the man in the white t-shirt.

He was dead now too, but the fact he'd managed to take down five mercenaries

and still complete his mission spoke volumes about his skill.

only Aaron could have found someone that

Which meant...

who ordered the hit, Aaron was tangled up in

sharply as Serena went on. "So these two-they were your

and the nurse, a

deaths, but she had

guilt faded almost

that was just karma catching

her into the hospital in the first place,

Serena's gaze

looked at Serena, suddenly seeing

you think

out a derisive laugh. "And when Cynthia Lynwood sent me to that operating table,

have all the

of watching him defend Cynthia. "They're dead now, and the truth died with them. But don't forget, I still have

they're not enough to put Cynthia Lynwood behind bars, but they're more than enough to

If

her, then hand over my father's Tri-Glaze

pressed his fingers to his brow, exasperated. "What