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?’

it weren’t for the school’s call today, I wouldn’t know

in our family has ever been

you’re my older brother, but for those who don’t, they might think you’re Magnus’s dad. Since I arrived here,

up? Oh, I misspoke. You’re not

that, she turned to the homeroom teacher. “Please contact me directly for anything in the future, sir. I’m an orphan. My whole family’s dead. I got

her instantly. ‘Was Aubree cursing us to

He wanted to slap her to knock

Wilson, we’re here today to verify the authenticity of Aubree’s test scores. We can’t jump to conclusions and accuse

him anymore and said to the teacher, “It’s simple to prove whether I cheated or not.

had actually planned to have Aubree take the test

fazed at all

I didn’t exactly wrong her.

his glasses, his eyes were

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

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Chapter 16

“Don’t worry. I’ll definitely beat your

her words. ‘What did she mean by

get

managed to stay in the training session of Rithol Art School because of her help. This time, without her as a proxy,