Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown novel Chapter 225

As soon as Serena stepped out of the TV station, she spotted Aaron leaning lazily against a Rolls-Royce a short distance away.

Tall and striking, with chiseled features, Aaron had the kind of presence that could turn heads without even trying. Even the staff from the station—people who’d worked with countless celebrities—couldn’t help but murmur in awe.

But inside, Serena felt nothing.

She knew perfectly well: Aaron was here for Cynthia Lynwood, not her.

Sure enough, the next moment, Cynthia burst out of the station doors. The sight of Aaron waiting for her made her light up like a songbird spotting spring, and she practically flung herself into his arms. “Aaron, you came to pick me up after work? You’re too good to me, honestly, I’m so touched I could cry!”

Aaron let Cynthia nuzzle her head against his shirt, but his eyes were cold as they fixed on Serena and William.

The instant he saw them emerge from the building together, his gaze turned icy.

Samuel? Just a smokescreen.

William—he was Serena’s real target.

As the pair approached, Aaron’s lips curled into a sneer he could barely suppress. “Didn’t take you long to find a new guy, did it?”

He put extra emphasis on “new.”

Serena’s expression remained cool, as if she hadn’t even heard him. She walked right past, heading toward the car parked nearby.

Aaron’s brow furrowed. He grabbed her wrist. “What, nothing to say? Feeling guilty?”

Serena’s face tightened as she looked down at her wrist, already reddening beneath his grip. Her voice was cold. “Let go.”

“And if I don’t?”

She tried to wrench her arm free, but his grip was like iron, bringing back that all-too-familiar wave of helplessness.

Just then, a gentle but commanding voice cut through the tension.

“Mr. Vance, what kind of man bullies a woman?”

Serena glanced down. William, seated in his wheelchair, had his head tilted back. His usually unassuming features were sharpened now, a quiet intensity in his gaze.

Serena’s heart gave an involuntary shiver.