The Queen They Buried

Chapter 126

Chapter 126

The crisp sound of a slap echoed in the air. Carmen clutched her face, stunned and unable to recover.

Alice yanked Ronald back, distressed. “Ronald, what are you doing?”

No one had expected that slap. The atmosphere among them grew even colder in its aftermath.

Ronald snapped, “What am I doing? She got herself involved in something like this. Shouldn’t she be taught a lesson?”

“Teach Carmen a lesson? What a novel idea. Aubree sneered inwardly.

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In the last timeline, she’d never heard such a thing, and now she had the misfortune of hearing it in this one.

Carmen was filled with grievance. “Dad, do you think I did this?”

Ronald avoided her gaze. “Even if you didn’t do it, you’re still connected to it. Apologize to Aubree!”

Alice stood torn. No matter how much she disliked Aubree, she was still her daughter by blood. If Aubree were dead, she would still feel sorrow.

But on the other hand, Carmen was the daughter she had spoiled and adored for over a decade.

Clenching her teeth, Alice had to admit this situation was a bit too much. Carmen would just have to endure the scolding.

If Aubree could hear Alice’s thoughts, she’d surely find them laughable. Alice sided with Aubree only because the evidence showed her as the victim. Had something truly happened to Aubree, Alice wouldn’t have shed a single tear. On the contrary, she would’ve hated her for being shame to the Wilson family, even in death.

Aubree had nearly been killed, and yet Carmen was the one feeling wronged. It was utterly ridiculous!

Alice said, “Carmen, just listen to your father.”

Aubree had always minded their favoritism toward Carmen. Now, with Carmen apologizing, Alice thought Aubree would be satisfied.

He never felt that the Wilson family owed Aubree anything. He simply saw her as petty, throwing a tantrum over Carmen. He thought

in his eyes. Even someone like him, who had built his company from nothing, couldn’t help but envy the financial reports from Playzy that the

into the Wilson Group and ride the momentum of the

it, the more excited he became. He didn’t even notice the sneer in Aubree’s

Forget it. After all, I wasn’t dead. Carmen was just briefly questioned as a

added, “I thank you for not asking

still trying to play the

Aubree’s words, her

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hadn’t cried once. Carmen, on the other hand, was being questioned normally and yet was.

pouted, now unsure whether to cry or

Since the matter is resolved, let’s just be strangers and

to leave, Ronald and Alice

He never cared about Aubree before, but now, he wanted her to be a Wilson

something dangerous out there. Come home with

“You’ve always said we favored Carmen, right? Well, this time we’re on your side. Carmen even apologized! What more do

no need to split hairs. No matter what, you have our blood running through your veins. Your mom and brothers all know they were wrong. Come home with

had even a

Now suddenly he cared. It was only because he saw value in

stepped back. “No. Go back with you? So you can

eye and honestly say you’ve never thought I deserved what happened? That you never blamed me for dragging

though her tone remained hard. “As a mother, of course I care about Carmen. I

didn’t know if Alice felt ridiculous when she said that, but she

“You? Worried I’ll get into trouble? As

Carmen got into trouble with some punks from a neighboring school. She was cornered in an alley. I risked myself to save

said I was useless for not protecting her well enough. You made me skip

She had forgotten she had

it out of concern for you. If I didn’t care, why would I punish you and not someone else? It was

you get along with Carmen and don’t bully her, you’ll have everything she has in the

this as if it were a great gift. She