The Queen They Buried

Chapter 287

“My goodness! So it was you, Sally. No wonder I’ve seen you with a new phone and all those designer clothes these past couple of days. Your monthly allowance is only a few hundred bucks. Even with the errand money from Natalie, there’s no way you could afford all that!” Karlie covered her mouth in exaggerated shock as she presented more “evidence.”

Aubree watched, a faint smile playing on her lips.

Sally grew even more panicked, giving Aubree a desperate, pleading look. “Aubree, I swear. It wasn’t me! My money has nothing to do with any of this… I mean it!”

Karlie feigned exasperation. “We’re roommates. How could you do something like this? Don’t we all know exactly what’s going on between Bowen and Aubree? What were you thinking, spreading that nonsense?”

The moment those words were spoken, the onlookers‘ eyes flickered with speculation. Whispered murmurs spread through the crowd. “So there is something going on? Could those rumors actually be true?”

Karlie pressed Sally, urging her to apologize to Aubree. With feigned concern, she said, “Aubree, don’t be upset. Maybe Sally was just put up to it by someone else. Why not just forgive her?”

Aubree finally spoke up, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “Of course, I’ll forgive her. She hasn’t done anything, has she? Why would I even bother making trouble for her?”

Karlie froze. “Aubree, what do you mean?”

said. Without another word, she swung and landed a sharp slap across Karlie’s face. The resounding crack sent a collective

to those sheltered undergrads, dorm conflicts rarely went beyond shouting matches. Reporting to their counselor was

in with a bodyguard and immediately

she could strike, Zachary stepped in, grabbed her hands, and pinned them behind

stepped closer, grabbed Karlie by the collar, despite the girl’s considerable size, hauled her clean off her feet. Zachary released his grip at the right moment. Aubree snarled, “Who

Spreading rumors about me? And now framing me, too? Quite the

there.”

the sudden turn of events. “So

know,” Aubree said, her tone deceptively light. Karlie’s face

feet dangled helplessly in the air. No matter how hard she struggled, she just couldn’t break free from Aubree’s

her lips nearly touching as she hissed for their ears only, “Why did you do

was a mask of sheer

took those photos, huh? Saw something interesting that night? Or

and sneered, “You’re not just stupid. Your methods are downright pathetic. I built my empire in digital media. Did you think you could pull this amateurish stunt on me and my team would just sit