The Queen They Buried

Chapter 392

When Alvin left the orphanage, he was in a pretty good mood. Bowen had told Aubree to head back to Ellis Heights that evening. He wouldn’t be going back with the two of them.

As the sun began to set, Ethel, who had been lying in bed, sat up straight. Her bed faced a window that overlooked the playground where the kids loved to play.

Just a little while ago, Aubree had been out there, playing with the kids. She was almost twenty, but she still acted like a kid. Noticing a figure at the door, Ethel said, “I gave him a photo. It was taken before Aubree came to the orphanage.

“I’ll sort out the information on the people in the photo, and you can do your thing with it.”

“Thanks for your help,” Bowen replied.

“I’m not helping you. I’m helping Aubree. If what you said is true, I don’t want her life to be disrupted again. That child has already suffered enough,” Ethel said.

Bowen chuckled softly. “Don’t worry. She’s strong now. She’s capable.”

“I hope so,” Ethel replied.

take you to the nursing home. I’ve already arranged the best medical team for you there,” Bowen said. For once, he was speaking with genuine

been sponsoring Aubree for years, and he knew exactly

honestly surprising to him that there really were still truly

more words

car, Bowen leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes. The whole thing about calling a doctor was just a front. He’d actually had the guy tailing Alvin send him an

‘With how sharp Alvin is, if he

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so she stuck around Ellis Heights with

sent Aubree a

shopping? For what, Paintings?”

some

painting before, and since Birgitte didn’t know much about it, she asked Aubree to help

who are you giving them to? Do they have any

They’re really into antiques

bit, got the gist of what she wanted, and agreed right away. “Alright, your flight to Südlichen Strand is the day after tomorrow, right? Let’s go check out some

paintings, she didn’t really know anyone in the art world. After hanging up, she thought for a moment and decided to reach out