Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown novel Chapter 183

"Aaron?" Serena stared in panic at Aaron as he slowly approached, feeling as if someone had gripped her throat, making it hard to breathe.

Could it be that he already knew the secret beneath the old oak tree?

The mere thought that Aaron might have already seen those notes made her feel even more suffocated.

"How did you find this place?" she asked, trying to keep her voice steady.

"I followed you, of course," Aaron replied, narrowing his eyes. "You seemed so flustered, like you were hiding something."

Serena finally relaxed. It seemed Aaron had no idea about this spot after all.

This place was a discovery she made before she and Aaron were together. There was no way he could know about it.

Back then, she went to great lengths to find this little hollow, just to keep her sappy notes hidden from prying eyes.

"I'm not like Mr. Vance, spending my days doing shady things and suspecting everyone else of the same," she said, glancing at a large rock to ensure everything was in order before walking past Aaron, heading out of the grove.

Seeing this, Aaron seized Serena's wrist. "Do you really want to avoid me that much?"

"Well, they say there's no honest business, and Mr. Vance exemplifies that perfectly. You promised me that once you returned, we wouldn't meet again..."

"I didn't know you'd be at the reunion today!" Aaron protested.

Serena turned to face him, offering a faint smile. "Then... if we meet by chance, shouldn't the latecomer step aside?"

Instead of stepping aside, Aaron had followed her here.

Luckily, she had been careful when hiding things and had frequently looked back.

Otherwise, Aaron's sudden appearance would have given her quite a scare.

Aaron narrowed his eyes slightly, uncertain why he himself had ended up here.

"Anyway, Mr. Vance, take care of yourself," Serena said, shaking free from his grip and striding out of the grove as if snakes and scorpions were chasing her.