The Queen They Buried

Chapter 281

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Even Alvin from the Fine Arts School came over during the break to ask her about it. Aubree hadn’t expected the news to spread so far.

“What could I do? It’s not like I could gag him,” Aubree mumbled, though privately she wondered, Even if it caused a stir, how did Bowen end up hearing about it?

With that thought, she decided to ask him directly.

Bowen showed her his phone. “Your roommate told me.”

It was Sally.

She’d filmed it and sent it straight to Bowen.

[Mr. Turner, a boy confessed to Aubree during military training today.]

[Is it a good idea to be dating right after starting university?]

Bowen simply replied: [Noted.]

day of school, Bowen treated her roommates to dinner, with Alvin in

exactly wrong, but… they did leave a bad taste in Aubree’s

guardian, and even if he were,

mind them,”

planned to get close to them anyway. I’m moving out right after military

a movement Bowen caught. His gaze darkened with unmistakable

dorm, clearly wanting to publicly stake his claim on her. But Aubree knew that having a high–profile figure like him showing up in the dorm would cause a stir. Even if he kept his identity under wraps, his

sulked like a scorned lover. He grabbed Aubree and stole several deep kisses before finally letting

Samson crouched under the big tree, serving as mosquito bait. They looked so bored that they’d practically ripped up every blade of grass

the figure lurking in the

was in the car, but she recognized whose bodyguards were crouched

in a car… What could they be

stepped out, were

out her phone and snapped

lingered on Aubree until her figure faded into the distance. Only when she had completely disappeared from view did he finally look away, start the engine, and drive

to her dorm room, she found only Natalie there. She’d just broken out in another sweat, her clothes clinging uncomfortably to her skin, so she took

had also returned. Sally kept her head down, looking flustered and uneasy, while Karlie was humming a tune, clearly

Rithol University lasted two weeks. Each day followed the

send Alvin

day, Aubree was so exhausted that she could barely lift her arms. The only time she had the energy to chat with Bowen was briefly

bed.

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