The Queen They Buried

Chapter 397

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That was just Aubree being sarcastic, but Birgitte was even more ruthless. Their styles were totally different. Aubree liked to set up a long game, draw people in, and then slowly grind them down.

Birgitte, though, was just savage. She was hard on herself and even harder on others.

She said, “You really think you can get into the Moore family after sleeping with some old man? Take a good look at yourself. Can you stop hanging all over Hugo already?

“You’re just a shameless homewrecker, always trying to come between Hugo and me.”

Those filthy words rolled off Birgitte’s tongue in that icy, almost creepy tone of hers. After a few lines, she paused and stared straight into Grace’s panicked eyes. “If you’ve forgotten what you said, Miss Lawson, I can remind you.”

Stuff like that would be a lifelong scar for just about anyone.

Elizabeth finally gave Birgitte a real look. ‘Damn, this girl is ruthless. She really doesn’t give a damn,’ she thought.

Hugo’s face turned stormy. “Grace, I’ve told you before. I’ve only ever seen you as a little sister. I don’t have any feelings for you. Not now, not ever.

there’s one thing you’ve got wrong. That so–called engagement between

family actually took it seriously, you can go ask my folks yourself and see if they’ll

on board, it’d be a great story.

voice trembled with disbelief. She was the one

calling me so

tears welling up as she stared at him in shock and

believing

Ms. Lawson, you brought your cousin here thinking my girlfriend and her

nasty things and got what was coming

polite smile faltered. ‘Wait, this isn’t how things were supposed to go,’ she

they were totally in the wrong, at least they’d gain sympathy. Elizabeth felt that Bowen should’ve at least talk some

out a cold laugh. “Ms. Lawson, you’ve got it all wrong. I’ve never been the

you made her upset, you’ll just have to deal with it. If you’ve got a problem, come talk to me when you can actually put me under your

she’d really screwed up this time and tried to

The sting from that slap on her face was still burning, and no matter how hard Elizabeth pulled, she stood her ground,

to leave, Bowen didn’t mind giving them a