The Queen They Buried

Chapter 221

After a restless night of barely any sleep, Aubree woke up feeling completely disoriented. When she heard Bowen’s voice. she instinctively pulled the covers tighter around herself. ‘How am I supposed to face him?’ she wondered, feeling utterly lost. After gathering her courage with a deep breath, Aubree finally opened the door.

Bowen wore a black windbreaker, with his hair down and lightly tousled bangs framing his forehead, giving him a fresh and well-groomed appearance. “Breakfast is ready! Do you want to hit the skating rink after we eat?” Bowen said.

“Oh, and this.” Bowen pulled a gift envelope from his pocket, its festive shimmer catching Aubree’s eye. “Pocket money for you,” he said casually, as if the events of the night before had never happened.

Aubree looked at Bowen with suspicion. “Last night…” A wave of indignation washed over her; she felt utterly used and then dismissed. ‘Is he playing dumb, or had he forgotten?’ she wondered.

‘Last night? I was drunk-I honestly don’t remember what happened,” Bowen said with a look of confusion, his expression completely deadpan.

Aubree said, “Last night, I visited your room-”

Bowen lightly interrupted, “So, you brought me that hangover remedy, right? Dad mentioned it. The cup broke, but it’s all

was drunk last night?” he asked, feigning concern. “I can’t

wanted to express was lodged in her throat. ‘How could I possibly ask Bowen why he pinned me down and kissed me last

looked at her before suddenly pausing. “What

felt her cheeks flush with

bite it yourself?”

is all your doing!’ she fumed inwardly. But all she could do was nod. “Yeah, I had a dream last night.” She thought, ‘Some shameless

I woke up this morning, and it was like this.” Aubree gritted her teeth, imagining a hundred different outcomes but

with amusement as he waved the gift envelope in

a good luck charm as she felt the thin envelope in her hand. Assuming

she glanced at the gift envelope on the bed, intrigued by the amount inside. She squeezed it and immediately felt that something was off. Upon opening the envelope, she discovered

the Turner family gives out pocket money?’ Aubree wondered with a hint

her phone-the significant amount stared back at her. However, she didn’t need this money at

that Bowen certainly had enough money. Since he had given it to her, he probably wouldn’t let her refuse it. Rather than making a fuss, she