The Queen They Buried

Chapter 88

Chapter 88

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A blond, blue-eyed man waved Bowen’s phone teasingly and joked in a crisp London accent, “Bowen, your phone’s ringing, it’s from your home country. Could it be your sweetheart missing you already?”

Bowen took the phone, saw it was Carol calling, and explained to him, “It’s just our housekeeper.”

The dashing foreigner before him was Aidan Matthews, scion of the prestigious Matthews family in Odionland. Their diversified business empire spanned multiple industries, with digital media and the internet as their crown jewel, fields in which they reigned as undisputed leaders.

“I was just feeling sorry for my hopelessly smitten little sister, but thankfully it was just a misunderstanding.” Aidan shrugged with a teasing grin and pointed to the golden-haired girl nearby, dressed up like a doll under her dainty parasol. “Bowen, are you really not going to give my sister a chance? I promise, she’s the most sought-after debutante in all of Odionland’s high society.”

Bowen didn’t even spare a glance in that direction, though that burning gaze, so frank and full of affection, had been fixed on him from the moment he set foot on the golf course.

“Compared to pampered flowers, I think I prefer the tenacious grass that defies the harsh winds on a cliff,” Bowen said with a wry, apologetic smile, “Now, if you’ll excuse me.”

his phone and

glided over to her brother and pouted coquettishly. “Brother, what did Bowen say?”

sigh, he’d already tried his damnedest for his little sister’s

As a fellow man, he noticed the subtle

he’d be returning soon and briefly explained what had happened

for this, she’s already

just yet. Do keep an eye on things over there for me,” He had to admit to himself that, in a way, he was running away like

drifted back to that kiss. He knew full well it had been an accident, yet that night,

to himself, ‘I’m not going back until I sort out my

moving out of Ellis Heights, she’s upstairs packing right now, and I just can’t stop her.” Carol lingered downstairs, stealing anxious glances upward as dusk fell. Bree had come home insisting she’d already found a new place, and no

left, he repeatedly reminded Carol to take good care of Aubree. Now, frantic with worry and

of Ellis Heights, Bowen’s mind

knew she couldn’t stay at Ellis Heights forever, this

trying to avoid me

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