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.

that she was apparently Aaron's

Someone claimed the only reason Serena answered every question correctly was because she had a special relationship with the show's director, who had supposedly fed her the answers

accusation landed like a bombshell, sending shockwaves through

had joined the show with backing from a sponsor. That left only Rosa as the so-called "real deal"-the only contestant with genuine ability, according to the internet. Suddenly, every Instagram post related to *Antiquities Gambit* was flooded with

all in before finally handing the phone

I'll go home right now and ask my dad to run some PR for

the accusations

Serena and Gabrielle looked

night, and Gabrielle had been impressed with him ever since. If Serena and William ended up together, that would certainly drive Aaron mad with jealousy.

"I'll just—"

William off. "If we get a PR team involved,

sit

in her expression. "No matter what we say, people will

if cheated.

or trying

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