The Queen They Buried

Chapter 253

Daxton personally escorted Carmen into the exam hall. “Aubree hasn’t been studying for long. Carmen, your scores were solid–you’ll surely do better than someone like her who’s just looking for a shortcut,” he said.

“Mhm!” Carmen looked up at Daxton, her eyes sparkling with admiration and dependence–something Daxton clearly enjoyed.

Carmen was undoubtedly sharp. She had a clear grasp of her situation. At first, she enjoyed the privileges of being the family favorite and acted without restraint. But now that the dynamics had shifted, she no longer knew whose side she needed to be on.

So now, she was putting all her energy into winning over Daxton.

Daxton relished Carmen’s admiration. He knew that Ronald had plans to use Carmen in a marriage alliance, but what really got under Daxton’s skin was the fact that Carmen had feelings for Alvin.

After a moment’s thought, Daxton said, “Carmen, don’t stress. Even if your results aren’t great, I’d never let them marry you off.”

Carmen did not catch the storm of emotion in Daxton’s eyes.

She turned and walked into the exam hall.

in silence, the heavy air

mind, “Mr. Quinn” was a stern, successful middle–aged man, the type who rarely smiled. Beyond the regular monthly funds

make it into college and thank Mr. Quinn in person. He might not expect anything in return,

returned to the Wilson family, “Mr. Quinn” had vanished without a trace—as if he had

were soon distributed. Aubree skimmed through the questions

subject was Odionlandian. It was not Aubree’s strongest–math and science were her real strengths–but her language skills were

writing with focused

froze, a flicker of emotion passing through her eyes. But without even needing to outline

her paper with time to spare, reviewed her answers twice, and only left the exam

waiting at the

was nowhere to be seen. Instead, the people

her. Behind them, a long black Lincoln limousine gleamed

magnet.

frown. ‘Ugh,