Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown novel Chapter 42

Just then, the channel on the television abruptly switched.

A familiar face appeared on the screen.

It was Maggie, the woman Serena had encountered at the restaurant the previous night. However, on the television, she looked nothing like the self-assured woman she had met then.

Her eyes were swollen, as if she'd been crying all night. As she faced the camera, tears streamed down her cheeks like a broken string of pearls.

"Serena, are you watching this? I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have called you a homewrecker without knowing the full story. I'm sorry, Mr. Vance explained everything to me. He and Cynthia are not a couple; they were never together. It was a misunderstanding on my part."

Serena stared at the screen, dumbfounded.

The only person capable of making Maggie apologize on a local TV station was Aaron.

Which meant...

She sat on the sofa, lost in thought.

Four years.

Not once in four years had Aaron explained Cynthia Lynwood's presence. Now that she had finally given up, Aaron decided to clarify everything.

She couldn't understand what Aaron was trying to achieve.

If Aaron had feelings for her, why hadn’t he said anything for four years?

There was only one explanation.

She had been running after Aaron for seven years.

Now that he was no longer being pursued, he wasn’t used to it.

With these thoughts, Serena laughed, but as she did, her heart ached.

At the door, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed like a demon's toll. She turned slowly, and with the sound of a beep, the door swung open to reveal Aaron's towering figure.

At the sight of Serena, a fleeting hint of joy passed through Aaron's eyes, quickly replaced by a cold anger.

"Serena, is this fun for you?"

Serena found her earlier confusion amusing when faced with Aaron's cold demeanor.

Aaron... he just couldn't bear to lose someone fawning over him.

"Congratulations," she said flatly, her voice devoid of emotion, "you found me. So, Mr. Vance, where are you planning to lock me up next? Rosewood Gardens? Or another fancy estate?"

Meanwhile, at the hospital, Maggie was sobbing so much it seemed she might cry herself blind. "Cynthia, you have to help us. All I did was call Serena a homewrecker at the restaurant, and now Aaron's actions are driving our family to bankruptcy."

The plan was that once Serena was found, the Mitchell family would be safe.

But Aaron didn’t stick to the agreement, and the threat to the Mitchell family remained.

Now that the Mitchell family's funds were drying up, they wouldn't last much longer.

Cynthia Lynwood, however, wasn't listening to Maggie's lamentations.

She was on the verge of losing her mind.

Especially after seeing Maggie on television claim she and Aaron were not a couple!

Fool!

Fool!

That idiot!

With that, Cynthia coughed up a mouthful of blood.