The Queen They Buried

Chapter 344

“Everyone there stuck to the same story. After the deal fell through, they went their separate ways. They knew nothing about Ms. Cherniavsky’s whereabouts and denied any involvement. The private club’s surveillance footage also clearly showed that Tengu Gruppe’s people left first.”

Birgitte had gone missing at the private club.

Aubree seized on this lead. “Has anyone checked who owns the club?”

This really hadn’t crossed Josiah and Harris’s minds. After all, that club was one of the most prestigious establishments in Südlichen Strand. Surely they wouldn’t stoop to something so shady. That’d just be shooting themselves in the foot.

“Not yet,” Josiah said, shaking his head.

Aubree ordered, “Look into it.”

Harris nodded hurriedly.

A sudden thought struck Aubree. “Josiah, recall all the men monitoring Tengu Gruppe and let them monitor Milena.”

“Milena?” Josiah said.

the heiress of the

stoop to kidnapping Birgitte, but that didn’t mean they wouldn’t help someone

with Wilson Group. They were in this together now. Anything that made Aubree’s

Milena came seeking help under the banner of the Wilson family, Morhan barely hesitated before agreeing. With no risk to himself and clear benefits at stake, it was

as Aubree speculated, Milena was behind

Aubree would be tied up

always known Aubree was a formidable opponent, so from the very beginning, she’d set her sights on

put, Birgitte was an unfavored daughter born in a remote mountainous area. As the eldest child in an impoverished household, she was resented by her parents for being a girl. She was frequently beaten and

her food, warned her parents, and even made sure she went to school. Without his help, she might not have even

son. Seeing her strong academic performance, her parents thought that if she became successful, she could help support the family and bring honor. As a result, their resistance to her

break free from her family, they’d leech off her for the rest of her life. Determined to be independent, after the SAT, she told

that moment on, Birgitte’s parents lost

given up searching for Birgitte. But now that their precious son had come of age and was

village was looking for a bride. What better way to fund their

have been able to find out any of this. After all, so much time had passed, and Birgitte’s hometown was

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