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

the room, and suddenly, everything

slap her. Elizabeth was just as caught off guard. She hadn’t seen this coming at all. With her standing right there, she thought no matter how upset they were,

her

shouted as she raised her hand, ready to

was faster. She grabbed Grace’s wrist and flung it aside. Aubree let out a small smile.

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

and authoritative, “Grace, back in Südlichen Strand, I didn’t bother with you not

slap will be just the beginning.” She was a CEO now, and it showed in

she’d actually been scared

at someone else’s man, and now you hit me. Birgitte, since when

her, genuinely confused. “Are you

aren’t even together, but even if you were,

still have the nerve to say there’s nothing

were childhood sweethearts, and their families had always planned for them to end up together. Ever since she was little, Grace had

expect Birgitte to come out

he only ever saw her as a little sister, and that he already liked someone else, made Grace’s eyes grow