The Queen They Buried

Chapter 247

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Ronald carefully recalled the details of Carmen’s adoption. In the first year, when Aubree went missing, Alice began showing signs of mental instability. At that time, Ronald was mainly focusing on finding his daughter. He had also arranged for Alice to see a psychologist.

After some time of therapy, the psychologist suggested diverting Alice’s attention. At first, Ronald never considered adoption, but whenever he took her out to help her relax, he noticed her gaze would always linger on little girls around six or seven years old.

Once, he talked to the psychologist about adopting a girl. The psychologist advised that it would be fine as long as Alice didn’t oppose it.

For quite some time, Ronald kept subtly hinting to Alice about adopting a girl. As to why it was Carmen, it all started with a newspaper.

A newspaper ended up in Alice’s hands. It featured an orphanage, and the girl in the very center of the photo, with a toothy grin, was none other than Carmen. Believing Alice had taken a liking to her, Ronald soon arranged for them to meet.

Surprisingly, Alice showed extraordinary patience and affection toward Carmen. He used to think it was all fate, but now, looking back…

What a coincidence! Everything fell into place so perfectly, almost too perfect as if it had all been orchestrated from the very beginning,’ Ronald thought.

“That psychologist… Was he one of your people?” Ronald asked slowly, enunciating every word.

If everything happened as I suspected, I can no longer tell if Aubree being taken by human traffickers was an accident….. or orchestrated,’ he thought.

the relationship between Carmen and Alice? Why did she abandon her daughter, Aubree,

suspiciously between the two women, finally settling

She instantly grasped the

with piercing scrutiny.

and couldn’t

she didn’t dare think any Compared

pale, didn’t utter a word, yet her whole body trembled

raced. “That psychologist… Could he be Gordon?’

psychologist? Was his name Gordon?”

asked, “How did you know

further.

it’s him!’ Aubree thought. ‘It means Gordon isn’t just some shady doctor Alice hired to fake medical reports. He must know way more

investigators Aubree had sent to Kroit City to track down Gordon

Aubree shrugged. “Since I even knew Alice was faking her breakdown, is it really that surprising I know about the psychologist

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he thought. ‘Right now, I must know why Alice did all

a wordless standoff, Aubree let out a bitter chuckle and said,