Chapter 214

William visibly stiffened.

A moment later, he turned around, his eyes soft and warm, like sunlight streaming through a window. "Just give me the watch," he said gently.

"Why won't you let me meet the owner of the watch?" Serena pressed.

"That's not what I meant-"

"Is it because you're the owner?" she asked.

William's words caught in his throat. He looked at Serena, the gentle expression

on his face giving way to a sudden chill in his eyes.

"Serena, what are you talking about?"

“That watch—it was a keepsake from your parents, wasn't it? Why didn't you ever tell me the truth?"

William's gaze sharpened.

pause

his voice low. "The watch did belong to my parents. But it wasn't

Serena frowned in confusion.

probably know about my parents' story,

Serena nodded.

parents were nothing short of

to marry into their elite clan,

William's mother found out, she

and had

thought Garnett and William's mother were

second son's fifth birthday, in front of

stunning announcement: he was divorcing

Northspire, the Graysons created a scandal that rocked

wedding only fueled the gossip, and soon, their love story

even been born yet; everything she knew was just

gaze fixed on the wall. Half his face

together, leaving me behind in Northspire. My two

little older, my father resigned as CEO of the company, took my

into a faint, ironic smile. "I can't deny my father loved my mother. But his world was so small, it only had room for her. My mother's world

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