The Queen They Buried

Chapter 94

Chapter 94

Emery looked at her, his eyes earnest.

Aubree looked back at him and thought, ‘If you’d said this to me before, I would’ve been over the moon, probably too excited to sleep for days. But now? I feel nothing. If anything, it is almost laughable.

‘Now you put on this act? Where were you when it actually mattered?

‘So what were those three years of suffering for? Was I just a glutton for punishment?

‘Are they seriously trying to lure me back just so they can keep trampling all over me?

‘Like he’d really rush to help just because my startup club lacks anything. Who knows, maybe after all this ‘helping, God’s Fury would just end up being renamed Apex Squad.

As soon as the thought took root in Aubree’s mind, it spiraled out of control. Her previously scornful expression instantly hardened into seriousness.

Aubree shot Emery a guarded look, her whole body tense with suspicion.

‘Didn’t the Wilson family say

do they keep taking turns showing up to find me? If before it was just about keeping Carmen at Rithol Art School, what’s their excuse now, after everything that’s happened? Is

a joke. What exactly do you want from me, coming after me one after another? If you’ve got all that pent-up family affection and nowhere to put

watched as Aubree regarded him with wariness and annoyance. It felt as if a thousand knives

treasure nothing more than her family, these very people. But now,

Aubree,” Emery blurted out urgently, “I genuinely want to help you. Did you see my posts online? You’re new to this, now’s when you need support the most.

became, the more suspicious Aubree grew,

her tone laced with irony. That word held no good memories for her,

how absurd this is?” she scoffed. “Let’s be honest, in the three years I spent with the Wilson family,

trust me, I can assign my team to you directly. We can sign a formal contract. That way, you’ll know I’m serious,

everyone from star players to support staff became highly sought after by

pay for it later? You give me a few lousy little favors, then expect me to go back and slave

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she could ever bear.

nothing to do with Carmen, I…” Emery stammered, her words cut off in her rush