The Queen They Buried

Chapter 138

Chapter 138

Bryan’s heart clenched. Even though he’d braced himself, facing Aubree’s cold, disdainful demeanor still left him breathless. He struggled to get the words out, “It’s about Playzy. Dad’s been watching it closely lately and found that some streamers are inducing minors to spend money. It’s not an isolated incident. If this blows up, the consequences could be disastrous.”

He hesitated before continuing. “If things get serious, you might need to shut down the entire Playzy platform. Dad wants you to come home so we can all figure out a solution together.”

“What?” Aubree burst into laughter. “Ronald? ‘Discussing solutions’? Are you sure it’s not just another ploy to make me hand over my company?”

Bryan caught sarcasm in Aubree’s tone, yet found himself powerless to counter it.

That’s exactly what Dad intends,’ he thought bitterly.

Aubree sat back in her chair, legs casually crossed with an air of effortless elegance. She looked at Bryan and said coolly, “Don’t tell me you don’t know exactly what would happen if I went back to the Wilson family.”

Bryan was too ashamed to look her in the eye.

“You knew it!” Aubree spat out.

She added, “You pulled this stunt before! After I switched to art studies, even with excellent grades, you still looked down on me. I truly felt I didn’t belong with the Wilson family, so I went back to the orphanage. But soon after, when Carmen had a competition coming up and her painting skills weren’t good enough for first prize, you, Bryan, went all the way to the orphanage to bring me back to make sure she’d take the top spot.

was to believe your lies! You pulled some strings to swap my competition

asked, “When you were all celebrating Carmen’s first prize, did it ever occur to you

confronted you, and all you did was accuse me of being dramatic and making a scene. Wasn’t I justified in making

face twisted in shame as he lowered his head, unable to meet

every single word

he said, “Aubree, the only reason I brought you back was to secure Carmen’s first place. Did you think you deserved to return to the Wilson family for any other

apologized, his voice rough

already too late. Aubree no longer

“I don’t need this.

“My

back. You tell Ronald I’ll be returning to the Wilson family this afternoon. Some things still need

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had no idea what Aubree was talking about, but an inexplicable sense of

can’t let Aubree go through with this. You’ll

when he opened his mouth, all that escaped

right do I have to stop her now?’ Bryan

Aubree said, not even bothering

of Bree Technology’s towering headquarters and stood