Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 205

Chapter 206

He was probably up all night dealing with the aftermath of last night's murder.

Serena masked her expression and calmly looked away.

"What about the Tri-Glaze Pottery?" she asked.

Aaron, who'd survived the sleepless night with nothing but coffee, looked up at Serena. Her distant attitude made the vein in his temple throb.

After a moment, he replied coldly, "Is that all you care about-antiques?"

"Yes."

Aaron's clenched fists loosened suddenly. He paused, then said, "I asked Cynthia. She doesn't know where the pottery is."

Serena let out a sharp, humorless laugh. "I don't believe you."

"She really doesn't know!" Aaron's voice grew tense. "Why are you so obsessed with that antique?"

He was clearly losing patience, but Serena didn't back down. "If Cynthia Lynwood can't produce the Tri-Glaze Pottery, I'll have no choice but to release the recording to the public."

Aaron's tone turned frigid. "You've already gotten that doctor and nurse killed. Do you want Cynthia dead too?!"

to argue the

don't have it. But you can name another price. Anything else, as long as it's within my

out with absolute

his eyes, her

He nodded. "Anything."

"Let me leave Alderburg."

an invisible hand seized his

long silence stretched

last, he

But when he did smile, he seemed like a demon straight from

people shrank back in

unfazed, her gaze as

"Fine. I agree."

answer

what she'd wanted for

Cynthia Lynwood would never

Once I land

but his eyes were

her to prove him wrong. Serena said nothing more. She turned

back the whole time, but not once

home, she started packing right

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