Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 250

Serena snapped out of her daze, but her face was still ghostly pale.

After a long moment, her hands trembling, she pulled out her phone and started frantically scrolling, almost as if possessed.

The three men present exchanged uneasy glances, clearly unsettled by her behavior.

“Serena...” William spoke gently, trying to reach her.

But Serena seemed lost in her own world, completely oblivious to everything around her.

Finally, she lifted her head, clutching her phone, and hurried over to Finn. "Is this the sweater?” she asked, hope and anxiety mingling in her eyes.

Finn looked helplessly at William, then after a pause, glanced at the phone screen. His expression changed instantly. "Yes-that's the one!"

All the light seemed to drain from Serena in an instant.

She blinked hard several times, then said quietly, "Sorry, I need some air."

With that, she strode out to the backyard, disappearing like a sudden breeze. Giles and Finn were left bewildered, exchanging confused looks.

he turned his wheelchair, grabbed a box of tissues from the table,

have to hold it in," William said softly, offering her

red. She took the tissues from him, murmuring

so far just to

full of

knitted it for him," Serena said, her voice unsteady. "He said it was ugly and tossed it out. The only people who could have found it are

the bridge of his nose. "Can I see the

a second, then handed him

Such a cute sweater-how could Finn have called it ugly? Was there

the phone back to Serena, feeling a pang of

faint smile. "I'm

wind starting to blow. Serena worried about William's health

This was just who he was-if you crossed him, he'd never

wheel him back into

quickly gave Giles a rundown

Nestor Leighton— and had nearly won-his respect for William grew instantly, along with his own

to stay