Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 273

Aaron's expression hardened. He looked up at Serena and said, "You've really got Cynthia all wrong. You're holding onto these old grudges, but if you could just let them go, maybe you two could actually be friends."

Serena nearly gagged at the thought.

She rubbed the goosebumps on her arms and scoffed, "Sure, she's a treasure to you, but to me, she's like a bitter cup of coffee-"

"Serena, don't you think you're going too far?" Aaron's voice was sharp, his eyes steely as he frowned at her.

Serena just shrugged, a careless smile on her lips. "If you don't like what I have to say, then I'll just leave."

"Don't move!" Aaron crossed the room in a few strides and grabbed her by the arm. "Look, the PR mess was the team's fault. I've already dealt with them. But you wrongly accused Cynthia, and you owe her an apology."

Serena stared down at Aaron's hand, the veins standing out across his knuckles. She let out a cold laugh. "You're certainly fair when it comes to handing out punishments, Mr. Vance. If that's the case, why isn't Miss Lynwood in jail for all those people she supposedly killed?"

Tears welled up in Cynthia Lynwood's eyes, streaming down her cheeks. "Serena, I know you don't like me, but how can you accuse me of something so awful? I didn't kill anyone!"

Aaron glanced at Cynthia, watching her sob, and his frown deepened. “Serena, I told you before—Cynthia didn't have anything to do with those deaths."

In the past, Serena would have scoffed, convinced Aaron was just protecting Cynthia. But the way Cynthia looked just now... she really didn't seem like a killer.

raised an eyebrow, pushing, "If she didn't do it, why are you shielding the real culprit? Or is it

the impatience clear in his voice. "All you need to know is, neither

sound nervous-just tired

between

"Oh, really? If it's not you, why not just say who it

as if fighting off a headache.

Serena

she felt like she was bound tight by invisible threads-each one tugging until she could barely

that night, her mind kept circling back to it all. She was so distracted, she didn't even notice what

she found out-she was trending again. And

must have had a reason for

Serena unlocked her phone.

Rosa was

Every comment was another

accusation-people saying she was

a regular contestant just because of

show disqualify her from the competition. She