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 their debts, but they also upgraded to a bigger

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

out of passion. Money was just for her family. So she handed over her salary card without

he’d at least kept his vices in check. But now he sneaked off abroad behind his family’s back to gamble, only to be set up by people with ulterior

was targeting Matilda, but one thing

wondered, ‘Carmen? Alice?

nearly complete. She texted Alvin back, [Can

out who made

this would have happened if not

the Wilson family too far, they’d inevitably look for any weakness to exploit. After Drake went missing, Truman and Shirley finally snapped out of their blind love for their son. But Drake had gambled away all the family’s money

called with a threat. Pay up, or Drake would

late. Her parents were on their knees, begging her to save Drake. She

sets everything in

I can’t guarantee he’ll come out unscathed. I asked

Miller: [So you’re not going to keep

right now. If I let her stay, it would be

hoping I’ll keep Matilda around out of old feelings.] Aubree thought, ‘Losing a few matches isn’t a big deal. What team hasn’t lost