Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 221

Serena didn't give it much thought and simply followed Abby into the recording hall.

Inside, aside from the production crew for *Antiquities Gambit*, there were only three others present-the contestants.

There were supposed to be five contestants in total.

Which meant one person hadn't arrived yet.

At Abby's direction, Serena took a seat beside the other three.

The contestants, sizing up Serena-so young, strikingly pretty, and hardly looking

like an antiques expert-immediately seemed less interested in her.

Just then, someone called out, "She's here, she's here! Miss Lynwood just arrived!"

At the sound of "Lynwood," Serena instinctively thought of one person.

She looked up and, sure enough, saw Cynthia Lynwood gliding in from the doorway. Serena's eyes flickered, but her face gave nothing away.

spotted Serena at once and strode over with infectious enthusiasm. "Serena! I didn't

out her hand,

a step back, politely dodging the

moment grew tense. Awkward silence fell across the room as everyone

Well, let me do a quick introduction. This is Cynthia Lynwood-Miss Lynwood. She's an amateur collector, not exactly an expert in the field, but the point

one who asks the questions everyone

been bought by a very generous sponsor. That was why Abby's boss had come rushing in with last-minute changes the night

to replace Serena-after all, she was the

argued her

three contestants weren't naïve. Still, nobody minded a well-connected contestant-after

of them stepped forward

Except for Serena.

push the issue and moved on to

Julian Sterling, a short, round

bespectacled gentleman

finally, Rosa Fairchild, director

saved Serena's introduction