The Queen They Buried

Chapter 421

He made it sound like it was only right. But Carmen felt a wave of bitter resentment rise inside her. Why should I take the fall for him?‘ she fumed.

That was exactly what she told him, too.

“I refuse.”

*For the first time, Carmen didn’t try to fawn over or flatter the Wilson family. She lifted her head, half her face swollen and red, but her eyes burned with stubborn defiance.

“I won’t do it. My mentor put his reputation on the line just to help clear my name a little. If I were to admit now that it was my idea to instigate Sophia to frame Aubree, my reputation would be completely ruined. I’m an artist, and my reputation is important to me.”

In that recording, Carmen was definitely involved, but since she’d always spoken and acted on behalf of the Wilson family and. Trevor, and since Sophia’s miscarriage didn’t bring her any obvious benefit, everyone just saw her as Trevor’s mouthpiece. No. one was coming after her.

But if she did what Trevor wanted, he could play the victim, say a few nice things, or cozy up to Sophia and potentially turn the whole situation around. As for her, she’d be left with nothing and ruined.

She’d end up just like Milena.

But she wasn’t Milena, and she never loved Trevor that much anyway. Carmen had only ever truly loved herself.

out a laugh, so angry he could barely speak. “You care about your reputation? Then what about mine? I’m a public

a

face went even paler, but she still refused to

his hand to hit Carmen again when Bryan walked

the hell is going on

fists, steadied her voice, and explained what had just happened to Bryan. “Bryan, I don’t

tone was firm, but her

seeing Aubree back in the old days, wronged by the Wilson

Bryan thought

Carmen is our little sister. Do you think it’s okay to say things like that to her? Apologize to Carmen. And instead of trying to fix the mess you made, are you just hoping your

away, his face full of reluctance. He could glare at Carmen all he wanted, but he wouldn’t dare raise hist voice to Bryan.

actually apologizing to Carmen? That

Just admitting

for fighting. We should focus on how to

and Sophia. Sophia simply wants to marry into the Wilson

in is easy, but getting out? That’s not going to be

were trashing him was because they thought he had no sense