PopularNovelChapter 1 "The number you have dialed is currently busy. Please try again later..." Outside city hall, Serena stood in a sleek charcoal gray suit. Her striking features, usually so vibrant, appeared as cold as the autumn breeze that swirled around her.
The document in her hand was crumpled from her tight grip.
Today was supposed to be the day she and her boyfriend, Aaron Vance, would officially get married.
She had waited all day, but Aaron hadn't shown up.
She couldn't even remember how many times Aaron had let her down like this.
When she dialed Aaron's number once more, the scold, mechanical voice greeted her.
Serena glanced down at her phone just as a notification popped up.
"Vance Holdings CEO Aaron Vance spotted at the airport, warmly welcoming his girlfriend back from abroad. The couple appeared deeply in love." She opened the article and a photo appeared.
In it, a man in a black suit, tall and distinguished, was captured from the side. His striking features were enough to captivate anyone.
Especially the warmth in his eyes.
Serena's lips curled bitterly.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThis was a side of Aaron she had never witnessed.
No wonder he couldn't wait to drop everything, even their marriage plans, for his long-tlove.
A message notification appeared.
"You've seen the news, haven't you? If you know what's good for you, leave Aaron." The sender: Cynthia Lynwood.
Aaron's long-tlove.
Serena scrolled up and found a message from Cynthia Lynwood sent a few days ago, containing a pregnancy test result.
8 weeks along.
Mother: Cynthia Lynwood.
Father: Aaron Vance.
When she saw the test results, she wasn't surprised.
Aaron spent half of every year traveling to the Federation of Faircrest, where Cynthia Lynwood lived.
If Cynthia hadn't been pregnant by now, Serena would have started questioning Aaron's capabilities. Instead of breaking up, she had suggested marriage.
Maybe she just wasn't ready to let go.
She had fallen head over heels for Aaron the moment she first saw him outside her university at eighteen.
Everyone said Aaron, the heir to Vance Holdings, was untouchable, like a high mountain flower.
But Serena had never believed in impossibilities, throwing herself at him with all the enthusiasm of a moth to a flame.
In her third year of pursuing Aaron, she finally succeeded.
But she couldn't find happiness in her victory.
Because the moment she confessed her feelings, Aaron got a call from Cynthia Lynwood.
He left Serena standing alone in the cold.
That was when she learned about Cynthia, Aaron's true love.
Taking a deep breath, Serena opened her phone again.
But this time, she wasn't calling Aaron.
She was calling home.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe phone was answered quickly. Before the woman on the other end could speak, Serena's voice was calm and detached: "I've decided to chand agree to the arranged marriage." Her mother, Penelope, was surprised at her daughter's change of heart. "You've finally made up your mind?" Serena didn't hesitate. "Yes." "When will you be back?" Penelope asked.
"The 20th." With that, Serena ended the call, got into her car, and headed home.
All the way back, she let the ache in her heart expand.
After all, this was the last time.
When she got home, Serena was sted.
utterly exhausted. She took a shower and collapsed onto her bed. She could have just walked away.
But after seven years, she and Aaron were too deeply intertwined.
With only two weeks left, she needed every moment to untangle herself from him.
That night.
In her sleep, Serena felt the bed dip beside her. She was pulled into a cold embrace. Frowning, she heard a deep, magnetic voice murmur, "I'm sorry." In the darkness, Serena kept her eyes closed, her long lashes trembling slightly.
"Let's go get our marriage certificate first thing in the morning?" The phone on the bedside table lit up.
The cold embrace vanished, and then Aaron's gentle voice came.Dan't cry, I'm on my way... Listening to the sound of him dressing, Serena smiled silently in the dark.
Then she turned on the bedside lamp and spoke to Aaron, who was at the door "Aaron, don't go..."
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