The Queen They Buried

Chapter 431

It was all part of the plan. Aubree quickly paid for the flowers and turned to hand them to Bowen. “Hey, flowers?”

pretty boy, want so

some

Bowen, the so–called ‘pretty boy“, was momentarily stunned. He looked at the carefully arranged bouquet before him, finding it rather novel. He reached out to take it ‘Call me that again?*

Aubree realized he was talking about the “pretty boy” part.

“Call you what? Pretty boy… Aubree played along with a grin, her voice lilting and sweet, full of playful charm.

Even though she was obviously putting on an act to tease him, Bowen found it quite amusing. He grinned. “How’d you know I like being called that?”

He never told her about his birthday, and one couldn’t even find it online.

“I asked Ollie, Aubree admitted.

JShould’ve known,” Bowen chuckled.

He gave

pulled her tightly into his arms with

letting go, but it’s been so long now, I’m not a kid anymore. I’ve moved on. I just don’t want my brother to be alone on this day, so I go to the cemetery to spend some time with

for me, are just business events in

beaming up at him. “Well, your birthdays won’t be about business

now on

your brother were still here, I bet he’d want to see you actually

softened. “So, you’ll take charge of my birthdays from now

Aubree replied, wrapping her arms around his neck, rising up on tiptoe,

behind them, painting the night

a cameraman caught

threw herself back into work and school after Bowen’s birthday. Meanwhile, after Trevor and Sophia got their marriage licenses, Sophia finally married into the Wilson family. But as soon as she got what she wanted, she showed

their partnership was over, then blocked and

any use to her. Honestly, if they’d stayed allies,

Trevor had finally died down. The whole mess hadn’t hit him hard. Sure, he had to cough up a