The Queen They Buried

Chapter 110

Chapter 110

Carmen had just stepped into the classroom when she was instantly drowned in a flood of prying stares and hushed whispers.

A person asked, “Did you hear?”

Another said, “Everyone’s heard about it by now, alright? She cheated in the state competition and got Alec kicked out of the Painting Association. As for that Rithol Art School incident, like she didn’t know someone swapped her project. She probably just hired a ghostwriter.

“And that’s not all. She probably just got back from the new principal’s office. Those bullies who got someone killed were expelled, and word is, she was pulling the strings behind the scenes too.

“Appearances can be so deceiving! She always acted like such a sweet and generous person, who would’ve thought she’d turn out like this?

“The Wilson family is really unlucky, favoring this worthless trash over their own flesh and blood.

“Man, Aubree is totally killing it these days!”

One foot in the classroom, the other rooted outside, Carmen stood frozen, her fingers digging into the straps of her backpack until her knuckles turned white. Head slightly bowed, her eyes blazed with barely contained fury.

of a threat. Last night, Dad and Daxton even made me promise, in front of the whole family, that I’d find

should I apologize to Aubree? I didn’t do

that, but Mom actually had my custom-designed gown altered for Aubree! How

have just stayed missing after being abducted? Why did she have to come back and steal my family, my

Don’t act like you all haven’t taken

knows you’re Garmen’s biggest

flushed crimson with anger. Unable to argue with so many people, she rushed up to Carmen, grabbed her, and pulled her toward the classroom. “Don’t mind them, Carmen,”

you see how annoyed Alvin was with her

delivered a stinging slap across the speaker’s face. “Since when do you get to judge my life?” she spat, her voice trembling

was just as hot-tempered and instantly swung back to return the blow, but a quick-thinking classmate grabbed her arm.”Let it go, let it go,” the classmate urged, “She’s got the whole Wilson family behind her. Hit her today, and you’ll be the one paying

said, “What a joke! Mark my words, you’ll never measure up

her?’ Carmen seethed inwardly, her

was deaf to Lizzie’s words of comfort. The farce only came to a temporary halt when the teacher entered

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teaching materials.

lesson. Her mind