Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 215

"Because..... what?" Serena parted her lips, her tongue tingling with anticipation.

"Because we're the same," William replied.

Serena froze. "The same?"

He nodded, tilting his head back. "Yeah. You and I-we're both the kind of kids nobody ever wanted."

He offered her an apologetic smile. "I hope you don't mind me saying that?"

"Not at all." Serena shook her head softly, because William was right. She really was a child nobody wanted.

But...

At least William still had his parents...

Almost as if he could read the doubt flickering in her eyes, William continued with a gentle smile, "After I turned fifteen, they never came back. Not even once."

Serena stiffened, her gaze drifting down to William's legs.

the look. "That's right. Even

perfectly calm, but Serena could

complicated feeling welling up inside her-something she

just like helping myself." William's tone lightened,

of doubt inside her finally unravel. She felt lighter, as if a

Grayson, are you still

called

up, but saw no one. Two seconds later, Gabrielle strode in, carrying

must be starving after waiting all night.

Hadn't he said Gabrielle stayed all night? But from the way Gabrielle spoke, it sounded like

notice the confusion in Serena's eyes. He turned to Gabrielle with a polite smile. "Thank

but Serena could sense a faint distance in his demeanor when he spoke to Gabrielle-a subtle reserve beneath his

she just imagining

the boxes, and the delicious aroma filled the

Serena's stomach grumbled loudly.

about William faded away, replaced by a sudden, overwhelming focus on the

with mushrooms, sweet-and-sour pork, and a hearty chicken soup. Simple,

then, William's phone rang. Finn was calling, asking him to return to the office for

spoke up, "If you have work