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.

right. Even after

was perfectly calm, but Serena could hear the faint

looked at him, a complicated feeling welling up inside her-something

is just like helping myself." William's tone lightened, like the sun breaking through

the knot of doubt inside her finally unravel. She felt lighter, as if a weight had been

are you

crisp voice called from

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

starving after waiting all night. I brought

said Gabrielle stayed all night? But from the way Gabrielle spoke, it sounded

Serena's eyes. He turned to Gabrielle with a polite smile.

same as always, but Serena could sense a faint distance in his demeanor when he spoke to Gabrielle-a subtle

just imagining

the boxes, and the delicious aroma filled

Serena's stomach grumbled loudly.

away, replaced by a sudden, overwhelming

and a hearty chicken soup. Simple, but everything looked and smelled amazing.

phone rang. Finn was calling, asking him to return to

up, "If you have work to do, Mr. Grayson, go ahead. I'll look