The Queen They Buried

Chapter 292

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Aubree had been in high spirits lately as GrabCheap’s development had exceeded expectations. When Ronald called, she was even amused enough

to humor his nonsense for a while.

“Mr. Wilson, you’ve got it wrong. Everyone knows I’m an orphan now. Where exactly did the ‘father‘ of mine come from?

“I know you have a habit of taking people under your wing, Mr. Wilson, but you can’t just expect everyone to call you ‘Dad, can you?” Aubree quipped

That was a thinly veiled jab at Ronald.

Ronald felt a pang in his chest. Lately, he and Bryan had been swamped with the East District Project, which had slowed down their investigation into the past. But he’d just uncovered a disturbing truth. Alice had never wanted to marry him. Her family had forced her into it against her will.

His relationship with Alice was nowhere near what it once was. Though neither spoke of it, they were merely going through the motions, a couple in name only.

call to argue about these things today,” Ronald said, bone–weary. Carmen had been a

home.

Whatever,” Aubree replied dismissively.

advice. “Aubree, about that e–commerce platform you’ve been working on. Listen to me and quit

set your sights on my GrabCheap? Wanna give it

made Ronald painfully aware of his past actions, stirring up guilt and unease within him. ‘Maybe I deserve that, he admitted to himself, ‘but I truly want

these days. You haven’t even made back what you put in, have you? There are so many other things you could do, so why insist on this? Bree Technology’s fortune alone could sustain you for

on. “Aubree, is Bowen the one

in Südlichen

who was pulling the strings behind GrabCheap’s rapid rise. But it only fueled his fury at Bowen’s utter lack of decency.

utterly convinced that Ronald must have

have to be to trust my sworn enemy, only to stab Bowen, the

Aubree replied

momentarily stunned into silence. He knew Aubree wasn’t foolish.