The Queen They Buried

Chapter 108

In the interrogation room of the police station, Daxton sat pale-faced, a cup of steaming drink at his side. Aubree occupied

the seat next to him.

“Alright, start talking. What happened here?” The interrogating officer glanced from one to the other, rubbing his temples in frustration.

The officers were quite familiar with Daxton and his group, which only made the whole situation even more baffling to

them.

They thought, ‘Weren’t they supposed to be siblings? How did this turn into trespassing? And he got beaten up this badly?

Daxton was so badly injured that officers had to support him all the way to the police station.

Daxton’s back felt as if it had been scorched, burning and stinging with every movement. Gritting his teeth, he snapped, “Doesn’t this count as her intentionally assaulting me?”

The moment the cops barged in, it all clicked, Aubree had known it was him all along and had deliberately set him up for that beating.

lost his head and actually let her get exactly what she

searing pain on his back was a brand of humiliation, a constant reminder

girl be terrified? I couldn’t see his face or know who he was, so isn’t it better

tried to look as helpless as possible and said to the officer, “Officer, didn’t the medical report just confirm they’re only superficial wounds? At worst, this counts as self-defense, right? Shouldn’t we be focusing on his trespassing

Daxton

Aubree’s eyes

nor are we even listed in the same family registry. So what kind of

had first been found, mostly because he didn’t want Carmen to get hurt, and with some other complications at the time, he’d strongly opposed his parents from putting Aubree on the family registry and letting her take their surname. He never imagined that decision would come back to bite

clear. Aubree had the moral and legal high ground, and Daxton could only swallow his

brief verbal warning, had both of them sign the paperwork,

contacted the Wilson family early that morning to pick him up. To his surprise, when he stepped out of the

“Dad? What

one hand while his gaze settled on Aubree. As he reassessed his daughter, he was startled to realize that the timid and unpresentable

unmistakable confidence.

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