Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown novel Chapter 252

Of course she refused—she cried and screamed, insisting her father had to come back.

Yet somehow, her father relented in the end.

What happened after that, she could no longer recall. All that remained was the memory of seeing her father again, this time in a hospital room.

Everything in that room was white.

Her father, swathed in bandages, was white.

The ceiling was white.

So were the bed sheets.

It was a blinding, sterile white that sent her heart racing with unease.

Later, the tall, handsome man she called her father was reduced to a small box, cradled in her trembling hands.

It felt as if a giant fist squeezed around Serena’s heart.

She could barely breathe.

…

Hotel.

Inside the presidential suite.

Aaron Vance stared at his phone, his gaze dark and unreadable as he watched the man on the screen.

“She didn’t say a word? Just blocked you?”

“That’s right,” replied the man, whose face was utterly forgettable. He managed a nervous smile. “After I sent Serena the two photos you forwarded me, she blocked me straightaway.”

Aaron narrowed his eyes, a barely perceptible twitch at the corner of his mouth.

A moment later, he looked up, his cold stare locking onto the man’s face. “Understood. Victor will transfer your payment shortly.”

“There’s really no need—”

Aaron hung up before the man could finish.

As the screen went dark, Aaron’s expression turned stormy.

So Serena really… didn’t care anymore?