Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 240

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.

She simply kept walking, one step at a time, toward the

her, the more agitated he felt. He was just about to follow after Serena when Cynthia Lynwood

Serena

curt. "Aren't you supposed to be

forced a smile. "I'm going up now, Aaron. Since you're here, why don't you come up and watch? Filming a show is really

building—at least a dozen stories

him long to spot Serena in

had improved considerably. This time, they'd brought in a top-notch makeup artist for her— though the makeup was so subtle, it was almost

gaze settling on Serena. He found he

survive without him. But now, seeing her like

It felt like someone had

regretted bringing Aaron

the director was already calling the guests to their places, so she had no choice but

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