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 after the accident, they

Serena could hear

at him, a complicated feeling welling up inside her-something she couldn't

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

inside her finally unravel. She felt lighter, as if a weight had been lifted from

Grayson, are you still

crisp voice called

saw no one. Two seconds later, Gabrielle strode in, carrying a stack

waiting all night. I brought some

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

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

could sense a faint distance in his demeanor when he spoke to Gabrielle-a

she just

boxes, and the delicious

Serena's stomach grumbled loudly.

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

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

was calling, asking

up, "If you have work to do,