Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown novel Chapter 103

"Yes, you heard me right. I did it on purpose. If you want your precious Cynthia safe and sound, not getting upset, then you better call off our wedding. Otherwise, if she gets so mad she ends up in a worse state, you'll be the one feeling sorry!"

Aaron rubbed his temples, trying to stay calm. "Serena, do you realize Cynthia ended up in the emergency room? She's in recovery and can't handle any stress right now."

Serena's expression shifted slightly before she let out a cold laugh. "If you care about her that much, then cancel the wedding already!"

Aaron clenched his fists, frustration boiling over. "How did you become so unreasonable? We're talking about a life here, a living, breathing life!"

"Unreasonable?!" Serena's voice rose, matching his intensity. "When you asked me to donate a kidney, did you ever stop to think that I, too, have a life?"

"But donating a kidney won't kill you!"

Serena looked at Aaron, her smile spreading slowly like ripples across water. "Right, I'm indestructible, invincible, while Cynthia Lynwood is a fragile porcelain doll, needing all the care in the world."

Aaron's eyes darkened with regret. "That's not what I meant. I just thought..."

"Mr. Vance," Serena's gaze turned icy, "it's getting late. Do you have anything else to say?"

Aaron hesitated, words failing him.

"If not, then you can leave!"

Turning her back on him, Serena lay down.

Her indifferent figure offered no warmth or comfort.

Aaron stood silently for a moment before finally leaving the room.

Under the moonlit room, Serena's face was damp with tears.

It turns out, even if you stop loving someone, the heart can still ache.

...

The next day, Serena woke up at ten.

It was the day she was discharged from the hospital.

Aaron didn’t show up.

"Mr. Vance is probably busy with company matters, which is why he couldn't come to pick you up," Olivia said as she opened the car door for Serena, attempting to explain Aaron's absence.

Serena remained silent.

Yesterday, Cynthia Lynwood's condition had worsened to the point of needing emergency care, so it was clear where Aaron's priorities lay.

"Just drop me off at the first intersection," Serena instructed the driver once she was in the car.