The Queen They Buried

Chapter 71

The crisp sound of a slap echoed in the air. Carmen clutched her face, stunned and unable to recover,

Alice yanked Ronald back, distressed. “Ronald, what are you doing?”

No one had expected that slap. The atmosphere among them grew even colder in its aftermath.

Ronald snapped, “What am I doing? She got herself involved in something like this. Shouldn’t she be taught a lesson?”

‘Teach Carmen a lesson? What a novel idea.‘ Aubree sneered inwardly.

In the last timeline, she’d never heard such a thing, and now she had the misfortune of hearing it in this one.

Carmen was fitted with grievance. “Dad, do you think I did this?”

Ronald avoided her gaze. “Even if you didn’t do it, you’re still connected to it. Apologize to Aubree!”

Alice stood torn. No matter how much she disliked Aubree, she was still her daughter by blood. If Aubree were dead, she would still feel sorrow.

But on the other hand, Carmen was the daughter she had spoiled and adored for over a decade.

Clenching her teeth, Alice had to admit this situation was a bit too much. Carmen would just have to endure the scolding.

If Aubree could hear Alice’s thoughts, she’d surely find them laughable. Alice sided with Aubree only because the evidence showed her as the victim. Had something truly happened to Aubree, Alice wouldn’t have shed a single tear. On the contrary, she would’ve hated her for being shame to the Wilson family, even in death.

Aubree had nearly been killed, and yet Carmen was the one feeling wronged. It was utterly ridiculous!

Alice said, “Carmen, just listen to your father.”

Aubree had always minded their favoritism toward Carmen. Now, with Carmen apologizing, Alice thought Aubree would be satisfied.

Ronald’s thinking was similar. He never felt that the Wilson family owed Aubree anything. He simply saw her as petty, throwing a tantrum over Carmen. He thought that by backing her up just this once, she’d finally feel content and come home.

Greed shimmered in his eyes. Even someone like him, who had but his company from nothing, couldn’t help but envy the financial reports from Playzy that the finance department had handed over.

If he could merge Bree Technology into the Wilson Group and ride the momentum of the Playzy project, even surpassing the Turner family wasn’t

impossible.

more excited he became. He didn’t even notice the sneer in Aubree’s

was just briefly questioned as

you for not asking me to apologize to

was still trying to play the

words, her pitiful

and hadn’t cried once/Carmen, on the other hand, was being questioned normally and yet was tearing up and acting miserable. It

pouted, now unsure whether

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Chapter 71

Since the matter is resolved, let’s just be strangers and not

Aubree turned to leave, Ronald

cared about Aubree before,

experienced something dangerous

said we favored Carmen, right? Well, this time we’re on your side. Carmen even apologized! What

We’re family. There’s no need to split hairs. No matter what, you have our blood running through your veins. Your mom

two lifetimes. If Alice’s words had even a sliver of sincerity, Ronald’s were nothing

care about her before. Now suddenly he cared. It was only because he saw

Go back with you? So

look me in the eye and honestly say you’ve never thought I deserved what happened? That you never blamed me for dragging Carmen into

away, guilty, though her tone remained hard. “As a mother, of course I care

didn’t know if Alice felt ridiculous when she said

asked, “You?

As a mother? Are you worthy to be

Carmen got into trouble with some punks from a neighboring school. She was comered in an alley. I risked myself to save

for not protecting her well enough. You made me skip dinner

She had

unwilling to back down, she mumbled, “I did it out of concern for you. If I didn’t care, why would

help you.”

get along with Carmen and don’t

this as if it were a great gift. She thought Aubree just