The Queen They Buried

Chapter 245

All eyes snapped at Alice, and she panicked, “I…”

“Aubree, like I told you last time, no way I’ll sign this. You’re Wilson by blood, and you can’t just walk away from this family!” Alice blurted out, scrambling for an excuse. Her eyes flashed a warning glare, clearly threatening Aubree not to say anything

reckless.

But that’s exactly why I’m here: to stir up trouble, Aubree thought.

Aubree curled her lips, thinking, ‘Ronald built his empire from scratch, but Alice didn’t. Alice is the daughter of the Diamonde family in Südlichen Strand. In the business world of Lumanon, the saying goes: Turner in the North, Diamonde in the South.

Although the Diamonde family has declined in recent years, a fallen titan is still a titan. Ronald has remained devoted to Alice even after reaching his current status because the Wilson family’s success has, to some extent, relied on the Diamonde Family.

Back then, Ronald was already a rising star in business circles. The Diamonde family saw his potential and intended to marry Alice to him.

They first believed Ronald had the potential to grow stronger, making the match fairly well-suited. Second, Ronald wouldn’t outdo them and thus wouldn’t dare mistreat Alice.

on the Wilson Group, confrontation

other. Although I haven’t found anything solid to park a real fight between them, the fact that Alice had known I was in the orphanage back then but still pretended not to know and insisted on

don’t even need to lift a finger, Ronald will lay the truth bare all

at Alice, “Easy for you to say that. If

signed

her gaze, sweeping a glance at the papers

had a mental breakdown. That’s why the Wilson family adopted Carmen. But now that

utterly terrifying. ‘How dare she say these things?’

suspicious and start questioning her. But if she let Aubree finish speaking, he would still end up

case… Alice thought, face ashen, her fingernails digging

both Carmen and Ronald were puzzled. When Aubree first returned, Carmen had been on high alert, treating her arrival like a mortal enemy, mainly because everyone knew how much Alice loved her daughter, and

naturally, everyone assumed that when Aubree came back, her mother would surely protect her like the

would have expected that, out of everyone in the Wilson family,

but more like sworn

sly smile. Despair filled Alice’s eyes; she bit