The Queen They Buried

Chapter 16

‘Did he just assume I cheated right off the bat?’ Aubree frowned.

Nothing changed. No matter what happened at school, whether she was the victim or not, Bryan always assumed she caused

the trouble.

When she was bullied, after Bryan came back, he told her, “Why don’t they bully others but you? It must be because provoked them first!”

you

had

Aubree shook off Bryan’s grip, retorting, “Go get treated if you’re sick. When did I ever say I cheated?”

Magnus looked down on Aubree, chiming in, “I understand your desire for good grades, Miss Miller, but I don’t approve of your methods.”

Bryan was also incensed. He had initially intended to save face for Aubree, but to his shock, she dared to contradict him.

He glared at her and scolded, “Do you think your previous bottom-of-the-class grades could result in this score after two years of art?”

The homeroom teacher was a bit surprised, thinking, ‘Didn’t the Wilsons know Aubree used to be the top student?’

today,

has ever been as

eyes, a chuckle escaping her mouth. “For those who know us, they understand you’re my older brother, but for those who don’t, they might think you’re Magnus’s dad. Since I arrived here, have I ever admitted to

to make me own up? Oh, I misspoke. You’re not really my brother now, since Mr.

anything in the future,

instantly. ‘Was Aubree

slap her to knock some sense

tension rise, the homeroom teacher quickly stepped in to smooth things over. “Mr. Wilson, we’re here today to verify the authenticity of Aubree’s test scores. We

“It’s simple to prove whether I cheated or

have Aubree take the test

at all

have scored so high if not by copying my answers? I didn’t exactly wrong her. Anyone

his eyes were

out quickly, and the teacher’s eyes widened in amazement after he graded the

humphed. “Let’s see if you can even break

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back without hesitation, “Don’t worry. I’ll definitely beat

‘What did she mean by that? Was

“You can’t get

Art School because of her help. This time, without her as a proxy, it was unknown