Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown novel Chapter 280

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After Aaron left that night, Serena barely slept for days.

And no, it wasn’t because of Aaron himself.

It was what he’d said that kept her awake.

If it hadn’t been for Aaron pushing Penelope to sue her, Serena honestly couldn’t imagine who else would’ve done it.

“Serena…”

Abby’s voice suddenly cut through her thoughts, making Serena jump.

She turned to see Abby grinning from ear to ear.

“It’s the final episode today. Are you ready?”

Serena nodded slightly, still a little out of it.

Abby, on the other hand, looked downright jubilant. She shot a glance at the makeup artist, signaling for her to step outside.

Once the door closed, Abby lowered her voice, practically giddy. “I just spoke with the producers. They said this show’s online popularity is all thanks to you. So, that spot for the international art exchange in Eldoria? It’s yours! Oh, and the higher-ups know Miss Lynwood was Mr. Vance’s pick, but the whole internet can see she’s just a pretty face. You’re the real deal. When you’re on air later, don’t be nervous. Just… try not to make Miss Lynwood look too bad, okay?”

Serena smiled faintly and didn’t reply.

Abby took her silence for agreement and bustled out to get things rolling.

But as soon as the show began, Abby’s smile vanished.

Onstage, Serena seemed like a different person entirely.

With Tobias Hart and Rosa Pike, she’d always kept things polite, even letting them try to answer during the speed round before jumping in herself.

But today? Serena didn’t give Cynthia Lynwood a single chance.

Cynthia, for her part, didn’t have the faintest clue about antiques. At first, during the standard Q&A, she barely scraped by—only managing to answer because the producers had slipped her the questions in advance.

But once the rapid-fire round started, she was completely out of her depth.

Even when she knew an answer, she just couldn’t beat Serena to the buzzer.

But just a few steps outside, she spotted Cynthia Lynwood standing by her car.

Serena sighed inwardly.

This felt… awfully familiar.

She stayed where she was.

Cynthia didn’t move either. After a long, tense moment, when it was clear Serena wasn’t coming over, Cynthia finally stormed toward her, eyes blazing with fury.

Serena calmly pulled out her phone and pointed it at Cynthia.

Seeing what she was about to do, Cynthia’s face went beet red.

She glared at Serena as if she were her sworn enemy. “Serena, I won’t let you get away with this.”

With that, she spun on her heel and marched off.

Serena watched her go, certain Cynthia was plotting something—again.