Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 241

"Serena..."

Aaron had barely spoken her name when a lively, eager voice chimed in beside him.

"Aaron, I heard you'd arrived, so I rushed right down!"

Cynthia Lynwood hurried over, her eyes flickering with a hint of nervousness. But the moment she spotted the bouquet of roses in Aaron's arms, her whole face lit up. "Are these for me, Aaron?"

Aaron's gaze flickered. He glanced over at Serena, who was already striding toward the TV studio, her expression unreadable. His brow furrowed with frustration. Without another word, he shoved the roses into Cynthia Lynwood's hands. "Yeah. They're for you."

Cynthia's cheeks flushed pink as she lowered her head, shyly inhaling the scent of the roses. "They're beautiful. And they smell wonderful! You must have had them flown in from Faircrest, didn't you? Aaron, you're so thoughtful. You know I love Faircrest roses best, and you went to all that trouble just for me. I'm really touched..."

As she spoke, she kept sneaking smug glances in Serena's direction.

didn't so much as flinch. She simply kept walking, one step at a

He was just about to follow after Serena when Cynthia Lynwood grabbed his arm. "Aaron, let's

looked up again, Serena had already disappeared through

hand off, his tone curt. "Aren't you supposed to be filming? What are you still

her phone, looked a little embarrassed. Noticing a few people watching, she forced a smile. "I'm going up now, Aaron. Since you're here, why don't you

at the tall, glass-fronted building—at least a dozen stories high. After a

spot Serena in the crowd, quietly reading

in a top-notch makeup artist for her— though the makeup was

settling on Serena. He found

that Serena would never survive without him. But now, seeing her like this, it was clear he'd been wrong. Without him, she seemed

the look in Aaron's eyes. It felt like someone had stuffed a

regretted bringing

their places, so she had no choice