The Queen They Buried

Chapter 63

Chapter 62

Carmen had just stepped into the classroom when she was instantly drowned in a flood of prying stares and hushed whispers.

A person asked, “Did you hear?”

Another said, “Everyone’s heard about it by now, alright? She cheated in the state competition and got Alec kicked out of the Painting Association. As for that Rithol Art School incident, like she didn’t know someone swapped her project. She probably just hired a ghostwriter.

“And that’s not all. She probably just got back from the new principal’s office. Those bullies who got someone killed were expelled, and word is, she was pulling the strings behind the scenes too.

“Appearances can be so deceiving! She always acted like such a sweet and generous person, who would’ve thought she’d turn out like this?

“The Wilson family is really unlucky, favoring this worthless trash over their own flesh and blood.

“Man, Aubree is totally killing it these days!”

One foot in the classroom, the other rooted outside, Carmen stood frozen, her fingers digging into the straps of her backpack until her knuckles turned white. Head slightly bowed, her eyes blazed with barely contained fury.

She thought, ‘Aubree is becoming more and more of a threat. Last night, Dad and Daxton even made me promise, in front of the whole family, that I’d find an opportunity to apologize to her! How humiliating is that?

‘Why should I apologize to Aubree? I didn’t do anything wrong!

‘Not only that, but Mom actually had my custom–designed gown altered for Aubree! How dare she? That dress was mine!‘

Carmen seethed as the gossip swirled around her. She thought, ‘It’s all Aubree’s fault! Why couldn’t she have just stayed missing after being abducted? Why did she have to come back and steal my family, my identity?‘

Lizzie Kim snapped, “That’s enough! Don’t act like you all haven’t taken favors from Carmen before!”

A person said, “Everyone knows you’re Carmen’s biggest suck–up.”

Lizzie’s face flushed crimson with anger. Unable to argue with so many people, she rushed up to Carmen, grabbed her, and pulled her toward the classroom. “Don’t mind them, Carmen,” she said urgently, “They’re just jealous of your family’s status, and the fact that you’re with Alvin.”

A person said, “Hilarious! Didn’t you see how annoyed Alvin was with her last time?”

Carmen finally snapped. She shook off Lizzie’s hand, stepped forward, and delivered a stinging slap across the speaker’s face. “Since when do you get to judge my life?” she spat, her voice trembling with rage.

The girl who got slapped was just as hot–tempered and instantly swung back to return the blow, but a quick–thinking classmate grabbed her arm.“Let it go, let it go,” the classmate urged, “She’s got the whole Wilson family behind her. Hit her today, and you’ll be the one paying for it tomorrow.”

The girl said, “What a joke! Mark my words, you’ll never measure up to Aubree, not in this lifetime!”

‘Aubree, why is it always her?‘ Carmen seethed inwardly, her frustration reaching a breaking point.

Lizzie’s words of comfort. The farce only came to

lesson. Her mind was still seething with

to Aubree? Fine then, I’ll go

calculating gleam flickered in

1/3

7 Jul

Chapter 62

by an extended break. Seniors could use the time freely, but nearly everyone

textbooks.

just rung when someone called from the classroom door, “Aubree, someone’s here to see

had come for

to her. Aubree immediately took a wary half–step back, putting distance between

me down the stairs‘ trick

her voice soft and pleading. “Sis, you’ve got me all wrong. I just wanted

her face up, putting on

rolled her eyes. She guessed

smirked, her tone doing a complete 180 from just

own face. The sharp crack echoed unnervingly

as tears welled up in

at the Wilson family, who the hell is she putting on this show for?‘ she thought,

muttered, turning to leave, only to be

What the hell is

“Dearest sister, my brother is here at school today, just to deal with my little

Carmen had deliberately sent Lizzie to wait by the entrance. The moment Daxton arrived, she would

this scene unfold, Carmen thought smugly, ‘No matter which brother shows up,

the corner of her eye, Carmen saw Bryan

forward, yanking Carmen behind him protectively. “You’re bullying Carmen again!”

to be more impressed that Daxton could still move so swiftly after the beating she’d given him, or

eyes,

from old and new grievances, Daxton lunged forward, only for Bryan

you tell me what really happened just now? If it wasn’t your

was speak, and he’d

least bit flustered. She simply hid

and her gang used to

slapped myself? No cameras

9/2

Chapter 62

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255