Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 240

"Then why are you—"

"Because when winter comes," William turned his head to look at Serena, "spring

is just around the corner. Just like you-after this long winter of heartbreak, spring will come for you too."

Serena managed a small smile.

"Why do you keep encouraging me to move on?"

William stiffened slightly. "Do I?"

"This isn't the first time you've said something like that," Serena's eyes lost a bit of their warmth. "Honestly, I don't have the slightest interest in love right now."

William's gaze sharpened, but then he forced a smile. "That's fine. You're still young-plenty of time to explore the world."

But his fingers curled slowly into a fist at his side.

When Serena got home, she found a message from her old college class president.

After graduation, she'd cut ties with everyone from her class. She hadn't expected to ever hear from any of them again.

She opened the message to find two screenshots attached.

They were of Cynthia Lynwood and Aaron's social media profiles.

The two of them had matching profile pictures-a clear sign.

Serena smiled faintly.

remembered once wanting to use matching profile pictures with Aaron too, back when they were

brushed it off, saying it was

So they never did.

now, she realized-it hadn't been

hadn't been

Ding-dong-

popped up

changed his profile pic to match

his girlfriend's

glanced at the

tell what this old

But-

had nothing to

the class president's number

she headed to the bathroom to wash

next morning, Serena's phone

The network wants us to strike while the iron's hot and shoot the next episode ASAP. Hurry over-we need

way," Serena

had made things easy for her; all she had to do was say the word if she needed to film, no advance notice

Director Thomas a quick text and headed for the

the car, she saw that the entrance

blocked by

as a wave of shrieks and