The Queen They Buried

Chapter 103

Chapter 103

Daxton had already made discreet arrangements. “Just paint as you normally would, Carmen,” he said gently, “I will make sure you get whatever you want.”

“If Aubree were still here, with her skills she’d surely have made it to the finals,” Carmen remarked, her tone deceptively

wistful.

Carmen’s words instantly froze the air.

Daxton gritted his teeth. He thought, ‘I almost forgot about her! I still haven’t settled the score for her online attacks against Carmen.’

Daxton snapped, “Why bring her up? If it weren’t for Aubree, you’d still be at Rithol Art School without a care, getting ready for your SAT and heading to your dream university!”

The mere thought of it infuriated him. ‘If it weren’t for that petty, backstabbing brat Aubree, who couldn’t stand to see Carmen succeed and deliberately smeared her, ruining her reputation at Rithol Art School and making her worry about being rejected from college, would she really need to win an award just to boost her credentials?’

Alice’s face darkened with displeasure. “Does she really think she’s hot stuff now? Just started some club and suddenly thinks she’s grown wings!”

She thought, ‘If I hadn’t been so busy preparing for Carmen’s birthday party, I would’ve taught that girl a lesson already! So what if she has the Turner Group backing her? The Wilson family isn’t some pushover either!

‘Does she really think Bowen would take on the Wilson family for a nobody like her?’

a glint of triumph flashed in Carmen’s eyes. With feigned innocence, she asked, “Did

said with an adoring smile, “The competition’s

left. Instead, they got

by slowly. Daxton reviewed the medical records again, his eyes growing weary. Finally, he looked up

ended a bit earlier, so now test-takers were streaming out of the venue, gathering in the square,

all the finals were graded and the

gaze swept across the crowd. Suddenly, his eyes froze as he thought, ‘Aubree

just a coincidence, then how do

his mother and asked, “Mom, is that Aubree? She’s actually

followed his gaze, her eyes widening in disbelief. “That really is her? Since when was

two years of school, he doubted she still had it in her. He sneered, “She probably just got a lucky break to make it to the finals. Some people

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this. When the results come out and she ends up at the bottom, she won’t just embarrass

goodness we adopted Carmen as my daughter. Having that disgrace around every day

remarks about Aubree, every word

math competition results were being reviewed, the painting competition was also drawing to a close,

“Daxton, hurry! Carmen’s