Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown novel Chapter 203

Aaron’s brow remained tightly furrowed, tension carved deep into his features.

“It couldn’t have been Cynthia. She’d never do something so cruel.”

“So, you never really believed, not even for a second, that Cynthia Lynwood was behind the kidney transplant. Not for a single moment…” As Serena spoke, a smile flickered across her face—radiant, almost dazzling, yet somehow tragic, like a dying rose in the last rays of sunset. The sight made Aaron’s chest tighten.

“Serena…”

“Do you know why I brought you here to see all this?”

It was as if Serena were trapped in a nightmare, oblivious to Aaron’s voice.

“I knew the recordings alone would never be enough to put Cynthia Lynwood away. Telling you about Dr. Owens and the nurse was a deliberate move—to draw Cynthia out, to catch her red-handed.

But what I didn’t expect was how far you’d go for Cynthia Lynwood.”

She turned her gaze to the man in the white t-shirt.

He was dead now too, but the fact he’d managed to take down five mercenaries and still complete his mission spoke volumes about his skill.

In all of Alderburg, only Aaron could have found someone that capable.

Which meant…

No matter who ordered the hit, Aaron was tangled up in this mess.

Aaron’s eyes narrowed sharply as Serena went on. “So these two—they were your bait?!”

Serena lifted her eyes to Dr. Owens and the nurse, a flicker of guilt passing through her.

She hadn’t directly caused their deaths, but she had used them all the same.

Still, the guilt faded almost as quickly as it appeared.

They died—maybe that was just karma catching up with them.

If Dr. Owens hadn’t lured her into the hospital in the first place, she’d never have almost died on that operating table.

“Forget it. If I don’t see the Tri-Glaze Pottery by this time tomorrow, the recordings go public.”

With that, Serena turned and strode toward the elevator.

After a few steps, she paused, her voice cold and deliberate. “And tell Mr. Vance—don’t even think about tying up loose ends with another murder.

Because if anything happens to me, those recordings will be released online immediately.”

Aaron was left speechless.

Not long after Serena left, the police arrived, Victor in tow.

Aaron handed the crime scene over to Victor, then drove straight to Cynthia Lynwood’s place.

Cynthia’s apartment was, ironically, the home Aaron had once shared with Serena—their marital house.

He’d never really liked it.