The Queen They Buried

Chapter 268

The image of Aubree, tearfully apologizing in utter confusion and helplessness, flashed before Bryan’s eyes. His face grew even paler as he recalled his own actions, standing by indifferently, hurling cruel words at her, or, worse, even laying hands on her himself.

Aubree clapped her hands and burst out laughing as she looked at him. “Bryan Wilson, current CEO of the Wilson Group, eldest son of the Wilson family. You used to be the envy of everyone. Who didn’t praise you as a young prodigy, or respectfully address you as Mr. Wilson? Yet even someone like you could stoop so low–bullying and framing your utterly powerless sister.

“Even the cruelest caretaker at the orphanage wasn’t half the monster you are!

“Did it make you feel powerful, watching me struggle like that? Every time I dared to defy your orders, you made sure I suffered worse than death 1, the poor wretch, had to grovel at your feet just to gasp for air.

“Bryan, karma’s a bitch. You treated me like dirt back then, and now you expect forgiveness with just a few hollow words? Don’t you find that laughable?”

Bryan’s heart lurched violently. Though he had sought out Aubree many times before, this was the first time her hatred struck him with such crystal clarity.

simple apology could erase the past, but the scars they carved into

in Bryan’s eyes slowly dimmed. ‘Right,‘ he thought, ‘how could I possibly have the

only I’d known sooner, he thought bitterly, ‘I would’ve done whatever it

enveloped Aubree’s. She startled slightly, then looked up

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