The Queen They Buried

Chapter 47

Chapter 46

Aubree woke up right on time, her internal alarm never falling her, even after a night of heavy drinkin

She woke up clutching her pounding head. The hangover hit her like a sledgehammer to the skull, sending sharp, throbbing pains through her

Aubree sat on the bed in a daze for a long moment before gradually coming to her senses

“Carol must have changed my clothes lad night. Aubier muttered to herself, glancing doon at her outfit before scanning the room,

She vaguely remember Bowens was the last to show upi

“What happened ned?” Aubree wondered.

Still holding her head, Aubree paused, her gaze suddenly blank as confusion washed over her face. “Walt Did L. Dideally kiss Bowen?”

As the memories came flooding back, the scene in the car replayed in her mind with painful clanty Aubree buried her face in her hands and let out a mortified scream

Aubree thought in horror, ‘Oh my God! What the hell did I do?

“OMG! I can’t believe Lactually flirted with Bowen while I was drunk What the hell was I thinking?

“Bown must have taken pity on me, he actually let me off the hook instead of

stead of strangling

me on the spot”

Her mind raced through the logistics. The esports club was already in its formation stage. While Alvin’s place could accommodate a pro team, it wasn’t spacious enough for the entire club

She needed to find a new venue first, then move on to recruiting staff and coaches, and finally announce open tryouts for new talent for the youth

training program.

With the prestige of being the Autumn Finals champion, none of these would be difficult

But there was one more

was one more important thing Aubree thought, I need to move out of Ellis Heights.

Now that the tournament’s over and I’ve got my prize money, I’m financially secure enough to rent a high–security place. But after last night’s incident, even if Bowen didn’t mind, there’s no way I could keep living at Elay Heights, I’d just die of embarrassment.

‘I’d die of embarrassment if I ran into Bowen anytime soon!”

Seeing it was about time, Aubree scrambled out of bed. As a senior in high school, she no longer had the freedom to skip classes at will since the new term began.

With little appetite, Aubree only managed a few sips of breakfast. She didn’t see Bowen around. She’d planned to mention she was

vas moving

out if he was

there.

She thought,

all, I’ve been staying at his place for quite a while. It just wouldn’t feel

for Bowen, Aubree!” she asked gently, “There was an urgent matter at the Odionland branch, so he left urgently last night. He probably won’t be

said he’ll definitely be back before your birthday,” Aubree shihed uncon must

y.convinced Carol

but then thought, ‘Forget it, Bowen’s not even here

I’m off

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her backpack over her thoulder, and saw Zachary already

soon, so from now on

firmly, “Hr. Turner’s orders are clear. I’m responsible for your

with a hint of

Turner. Before leaving, Mr. Tuner only told me to protect

he have to be so

e around”

up trying to persuade Zachary Alter spending some time with him, she realized that if this were ancient times, he’d be the very

took orders hom Bowen. Nobody else’s

coming back, anyway?” Aubree thought, gazing

at the scenery whizzing past, her mind completely

image of Bowen’s smiling face suddenly flashed before her eyes. Aubree shuddered and thought,

I can’t believe I’m actually thinking about

trying to physically shake the idea loose, and began silently reciting Odionlandian

trying to focus on her vocabulary list instead of that

Zachary parked the car in a less crowded spat some distance from the

The in

snatched her backpack and scrambled out.

at school early, so at this hour, the front gate was typically quiet. But

few camera

Aubree wondered, frowning at the unexpected

her backpack, a sharp–eyed reporter suddenly shouted, “Hey, that’s Aubree! She’s

All

the crowd surged forward. Several reporters blocked her path while gawking students closed in from all sides, leaving her trapped with

way to escape.

was completely baffled. Since when did winning an esports tournament

reporters started asking questions, Aubree realized just

mid laner

microphone right in her face, nearly

yeah,

a progamer, how do you respond to the cheating

you’re the long–lost heiress of the Wilson family. Were you kicked out due

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asked, “Aubree, did you really cheat

asked, “Aubree, rumor has it you bullied your stepsister Carmen so badly that your family disowned and kicked you out.

own teammate who publicly accused you

the hell is all this?

from the barrage of questions, who cheated! And who reported me? she

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