NovelEnglishChapter 255 Aaron was ready for her he lifted his hand and easily caught Serena's ankle before she could kick him.
"If you want to land a hit on me, you'll need to bulk up first." Serena, annoyed, tried to yank her leg free, but Aaron's grip only tightened.
Just then, the door creaked open.
Both of them turned to look. To their surprise, it was William standing in the doorway. Serena's eyes narrowed, and she hurriedly pulled her leg back.
Aaron's gaze darkened, a mocking smirk curling at his lips. "Does Mr. Grayson have a knack for showing up unannounced, or does he just have a sixth sense for these things?" William's expression was unreadable, but Serena shot Aaron a frosty glare. Her tone was icy: "Aaron, could you try not to be so obnoxious for once?" Aaron's face turned stony. As he looked up, he caught the faintest hint of a smile flickering across William's lips. The sight made Aaron's chest tighten; his eyes grew colder, and he pressed his lips into a thin, unmoving line.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWilliam finally turned his attention to Serena, his voice softer than she'd ever heard it. "The show aired today. I went to your place to find you, but you weren't there. The neighbors toldyou'd been taken to the hospital, so I hurried over." As he spoke, he shot a pointed glance at Aaron.
William's tone was calm and casual, but the truth was he'd mobilized everyone he could to track Serena down. This was Northspire, not Aaron's territory.
Even so, it had taken swork to find her. Which meant Aaron had wasted no tbuilding his own network here, quietly establishing influence.
Serena, still foggy from the past few days, only now remembered the show's premiere. Not wanting the tension in the room to linger, she spotted the TV hanging on the wall.
"William, would you mind turning on the TV for me?" "Of course." William started to wheel himself toward the TV stand, but before he got far, a sudden blur of motion brushed past him. Sensing what was happening, he sped up, reaching for the remote. His fingers closed around it-only to realize Aaron's hand was gripping the other end.
Both men tightened their hold. The remote bent a little under the pressure.
At that moment, a nurse entered the room.
"Miss Sullivan, you're awake," she said, noticing Serena first, then glancing curiously at the two men wrestling over the remote-both undeniably handsome, both equally stubborn.
Serena looked away, exasperated. "Would you mind turning the TV on for me, please?" "Of course." The nurse ignored the standoff, walked over to the TV, and switched it on.
Right on cue, the screen lit up with Northspire's "Antiquities Gambit." Both men, still clutching the remote, fell silent.
Once the nurse had finished checking Serena's temperature, she quietly left the room.
Serena settled back against her pillows to watch the show.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAaron and William each found a seat-on opposite sides of the room.
The program was featuring a heated face-off between Rosa Fairchild and Julian Sterling.
Neither man seemed interested in the show; instead, their eyes met 'ih a brief, charged glance. Aaron immediately looked away, cold and distant.
William, unfazed, took the
opportunity to study Serena's face. He'd heard from the neighbors that she'd fainted, and he'd been worried sick, Now, Seeing a faint blush on her cheeks-her color returning, like the first blush of spring-he finally allowed himself to relax.
But when he glanced up again, Aaron was staring daggers at him, hostility written all over his face. William met his gaze with a calm, almost amused smile, then turned away. Aaron's eyes glittered with ice as he cast a sidelong glance at Serena.
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