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

feeling welling up inside her-something she

myself." William's tone

knot of doubt inside her finally unravel. She felt

are you still

voice called from

them looked up, but saw no one. Two seconds later, Gabrielle

must be starving after waiting all night. I brought some

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

the confusion in Serena's eyes. He turned to

in his demeanor when he spoke to Gabrielle-a

just imagining

the delicious

Serena's stomach grumbled loudly.

curiosity about William faded away, replaced by a sudden,

and a hearty chicken soup. Simple, but everything looked and smelled amazing. Serena's appetite was

William's phone rang. Finn was calling, asking him to return to

you have work to do, Mr. Grayson, go ahead. I'll