The Queen They Buried

Chapter 254

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“Aubree, we’re not here for Carmen. We came for you. Are you done with your exam? It’s not that I didn’t want to drop you off this morning–it just took me a while to track down which exam hall you were in,” Ronald said.

He hesitated, reaching out slightly as if to pat Aubree’s shoulder, then quickly withdrew his hand, clearly afraid of upsetting her.

“Aubree, your place is pretty far from the exam hall, and you didn’t even hire a driver. So Dad and I went ahead and booked you a presidential suite at the nearest hotel, and we’ve arranged for our family driver to take you to all your exams over the next few days. Why don’t you join us for lunch first, then head back to the hotel to get some rest?” Bryan said.

Aubree was speechless. ‘Sure, I didn’t hire a private driver, but it’s not like I can’t afford a car service to get me to the exam hall for a few days. If this were my previous life, I’d be thrilled to see them caring like this. But now? Please. I’ve got my own money. I don’t need their scraps.

Aubree rolled her eyes and snapped, “You guys are the only ones moved by what you’re doing.

anymore. You think I’d forget all the hurt just because you showed up with a kind word or two? What, do you

her words. They thought their attempts at reconciliation

your SAT today–it’s such a big day for you. Why don’t we all have a meal together

Aubree snapped, “No way!”

a word,

watching. If you make a scene now, it’s the Wilson family that’ll

given how much trouble your family’s caused lately, maybe a little more won’t make

expression turned ghostly, then

venomous glare–never had anyone

now, to the Wilson family–especially Ronald–Bowen had become absolutely

Bowen. In the past, he had only been so accommodating to Bowen because he thought that as long as he could forge a connection

nothing mattered more to Ronald than getting Aubree

believe that someone like Bowen could genuinely fall for an 18–year–old girl. To Ronald, it could not have been more obvious–Bowen had set his sights on Aubree, seeing her as young, talented, and easily

ago, he had returned Aubree to them, but they did not appreciate her. Now that they realized her

advance and handed it to Aubree. “I got held up picking your