The Queen They Buried

Chapter 278

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“Of course. I’m not afraid even if they try to come after me,” Aubree said. Ever since she severed ties with the Wilson family, it was destined that she would stand against Wilson family and all their allies.

Besides, the two sons of the Diamonde family in this generation weren’t particularly capable. They were great at scrambling for power among themselves, but they turned into paper tigers when it came to outsiders. The Diamonde family had been declining steadily. Back then, they used to be on equal footing with the Turner family, but now, even the Wilson family made them think twice.

If it weren’t for the Diamonde family’s Phoenyra Jewelry, a time–honored brand in Südlichen Strand catering to elite clientele with extensive connections, the family would have gone under long ago.

Aubree asked, “By the way, what’s the status of that joint venture the Lawson and Wilson families secured at the bidding conference?”

Bowen said, “I was just about to bring that up.” As he spoke, the car pulled up in front of Aubree’s apartment building.

seatbelt, turned to face her with a probing gaze. “Bree, did you know all along that they’d unearth an ancient tomb at the

significance. In recent days, the Wilson and Lawson families have been running themselves ragged and

for when work could resume, that depended entirely

poured massive amounts into publicity, generating massive hype and sky–high expectations. Only for the sudden discovery of

that publicity money went straight down

or more, to excavate, they’d be in for a world

families took

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Bowen already had the answer. Ever since she stopped him, it had been staring

conference, she hadn’t shown the slightest interest in the East District Project. So, how on

made him anxious, so he dug his nails into his palm, forcing himself to calm down. A myriad of emotions flickered in his eyes, but in the end, all that remained was pure affection. With a soft chuckle, he said, “My brilliant Bree, only you could have known this. If it weren’t for you, my amazing girlfriend, I’d be the one running around like a headless

few more glances at Bowen. She had braced herself for