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.

argue about these things today,” Ronald said, bone–weary. Carmen

home.

Whatever,” Aubree replied dismissively.

and offered some fatherly advice. “Aubree, about that e–commerce platform you’ve been working

you’ve set

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

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

is Bowen the one

do this? The market in Südlichen Strand isn’t easy to crack. Is it him helping you behind

sharp business instincts. It wasn’t hard for him to figure out who was pulling the strings behind GrabCheap’s rapid rise. But it only fueled his fury at Bowen’s utter lack of decency. ‘To

was utterly convinced that Ronald must have completely lost

what about Bowen?‘ Aubree thought. ‘How brain–dead would I have to be to trust my sworn enemy, only to stab Bowen, the very person

Aubree

into silence. He knew Aubree wasn’t foolish. Even with