Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 259

"What's wrong?" Serena asked. She was the kind of person who couldn't hide her feelings, and Gabrielle spotted her unease right away.

Gabrielle looked embarrassed. "I... my phone's acting up... Um, I brought you a little gift from my trip..."

"Gabrielle, hand me your phone," Serena said, reaching out with a tone that brooked no argument.

Gabrielle hesitated, clearly reluctant.

"If you won't give me yours, I'll check my own." Serena's words left no room for protest.

Left with no choice, Gabrielle handed over her phone.

Before Serena could finish scrolling, Gabrielle blurted out, "Serena, don't pay attention to what people are saying online. They're just making things up."

But Serena ignored her and kept reading.

Since the latest episode aired, the show had shot to the top of the trending charts again. This time, though, it wasn't just Serena's name everyone was talking about -Cynthia Lynwood and Rosa were trending, too.

dug up that she was apparently Aaron's girlfriend, sparking

show, but early that morning, a rumor exploded in the comments section. Someone claimed the only reason Serena answered every question correctly was because she had a special relationship with the show's director, who had

bombshell,

That left only Rosa as the so-called "real deal"-the

all in before finally handing

to you, Serena. I'll go home right now and ask my dad to run

the accusations online, spoke up. "Let me handle

Gabrielle looked

care of her all night, and Gabrielle had been impressed with him ever since. If Serena and William ended up together, that would certainly drive

"I'll just—"

"If we get a PR team involved, it'll

her lip. "But we can't just sit here and let them spread lies about

temples, a hint of fatigue in her expression. "No

if cheated. If

or

public more suspicious. Right now, the best thing we can