The Queen They Buried

Chapter 232

Carmen remarked calmly, “Mr. and Mrs. Mansell, let’s be realistic. You can’t bring the dead back to life. However, money is something tangible you can possess, wouldn’t you agree?“,

Leia struggled to hold back her anger as she glared at Carmen. ‘How can she smile after taking my son’s life? Who cares about her filthy money?” she seethed internally.

Under the table, Levi tightly clasped Leia’s hand. Unlike Leia, who openly expressed her hatred, he maintained a calm exterior. He understood all too well that Carmen held significant power in Rithol City–they stood little chance against her. ‘I had to do as Ms. Miller instructed, Levi thought.

“Miss Wilson, I have a question,” Levi said, his voice hoarse but steady. “Before Nigel’s accident, he ended a livestream early due to health issues and was fined 300 thousand dollars. He later submitted a hospital report, but the platform rejected his appeal without explanation. Were you aware of this?”

Carmen paused, recalling only after her assistant’s gentle reminder. She had established the policy of evading punishment herself, officially. Only intentional evasion would incur penalties, but in practice, anyone reported would inevitably face consequences.

Carmen didn’t care whether it was intentional or not. Every evasion meant profit, kept the streamers hooked, and gave the platform free publicity–a triple win. She would, of course, take full advantage of it.

Nigel’s report, escalated to Carmen due to his particular health circumstances, barely registered with her–she didn’t even glance at it. She instructed her subordinates to handle it as they usually would. Carmen responded flatly, “I’m vaguely aware of it.”

smile for the first time since they’d met. “Because of that previous fine,” he said flatly, “the next time Nigel

treat everyone equally–what’s wrong with that?‘ she

with a forced smile as he tucked the bank

e demeanor contrasting

as long as he accepted the money, everything would proceed without issue. “Now that’s settled,” she said coldly, “I need

woman have the audacity to distort the truth like this? If the platform hadn’t threatened to ban Nigel for not completing the punishment, would he have pushed

life?‘ she fumed inwardly.

Leia, said with chilling deliberation,

only meant the price

on the table as Carmen got up. She neither had the time nor the patience to dine with people of modest means. “Help yourselves,” she said with a façade of politeness.

Leviremarked with a thin, cold smile. He and

a message from Aubree and gently patted Leia’s shoulder. “Let’s

an alert. Before Carmen cou fully exit the hotel, a crowd surged toward her from a distance–camera crews, grieving families carrying mourning wreaths and protest banners, even patients still in