The Queen They Buried

Chapter 394

Elizabeth frowned slightly. It was a sign of her disapproval at Grace’s lack of self–control in front of everyone. Still, she didn’t actually say anything.

After all, Aubree was also on the receiving end of Grace’s troublemaking.

Grace sneered, “A bug crawling out from some godforsaken corner really thinks she’s something special. You really believe buying a painting can dress up that rotten aura of yours?

“What are you even thinking?

“Hugo’s family has always been spotless. You, on the other hand, are filthy to the core. Can’t you have a little self–awareness? Stop latching onto Hugo, will you?”

Grace suddenly turned her gaze to Aubree, her face full of mockery. “And you!

“Seriously, you two are so alike. So young and already crawling into Bowen’s bed. How shameless can you get? Didn’t your parents ever teach you how to behave?

“Oh, I forgot that the famous Ms. Miller is an orphan, so of course, she doesn’t have parents…”

‘I can put up with her talking trash about me, but insulting Ms. Miller? That’s crossing the line, Birgitte thought.

and slapped Grace across the

sharp sound echoed through the room, and suddenly, everything

guard. She hadn’t seen this coming at all. With her standing right there, she thought no

to her senses, Grace shrieked,

as she raised her hand,

wrist and flung it aside. Aubree let out a small smile. She had

said coolly, “For someone with both parents, Ms. Lawson, you sure have less class than an orphan like

bother with you not because I was afraid, but because I didn’t want to waste my time on someone so

you keep spouting nonsense, trust me, that slap will be just the beginning.” She was a CEO now, and

anger that she’d actually been scared off by Birgitte. Her face flushed

try to stir up drama, then you throw yourself at someone else’s man, and now you hit me. Birgitte, since when did you get

confused. “Are you and Hugo even in

even if you were, nothing has

and still have the nerve to say there’s nothing between you two?” Grace bit her

planned for them to end up together. Ever since she was little, Grace

come

only ever saw her as a little sister, and that he