The Queen They Buried

Chapter 296

As she was heading to the party. Aubree left the golf course and went to a stylist in Kroit City for a complete makeover. It was midway through her styling that she received a message from Alvin.

In the last match, after Matilda made a critical mistake, Alvin returned to take charge and made an on–the–spot decision to bench her, sending in

the assistant coach instead.

Alvin said, “Matilda hasn’t said a word. She just keeps asking me to fire her.

“I had someone look into Matilda’s family recently. Apparently, her brother, Drake Diaz, hasn’t been seen around much.

“It has been a while since the last match, and by now, we’ve pretty much uncovered everything there is to know about Matilda’s family.”

Alvin probably found it too tedious to explain everything piece by piece, so he simply sent Aubree a document to read for herself.

As Aubree read on, her heart sank. Her worst fears had come true.

Aubree thought, ‘Matilda’s brother, Drake, is such a disaster! Gamblers can never control themselves. If he had any self–control, he wouldn’t be in this mess now.‘

dramatically. Not only did they pay off all

began. At first, the whole family put on a perfect act in front of Matilda. Truman and Shirley loved their daughter, but clearly favored their son. Just when Matilda thought Drake had changed, Shirley tricked Matilda into surrendering her payroll card under the

was just for her family. So she handed over her salary card

at least kept his vices in check. But now he sneaked off abroad behind his family’s back to gamble, only to be

but one thing was certain. The

Alice? Or

Alvin back, [Can you get Drake out of

find out who made her

thought, ‘None of this would have

look for any weakness to exploit. After Drake went missing, Truman and Shirley finally

threat. Pay up, or Drake would

found out, it was already too late. Her parents were on their knees, begging her

what sets everything in

[Sure, but I can’t guarantee he’ll come out unscathed. I asked Mark to

you’re not going to

keep her. She’s under fire from fans right now. If I let her stay, it would be hard to justify

they’re just hoping I’ll keep Matilda around out of old feelings.] Aubree thought, ‘Losing a few matches isn’t a