The Queen They Buried

Chapter 437

Alice sat in the living room until Ronald came home at night. With all the socializing and dinners lately, he’d been getting back late every night.

“Why’d you drink so much?” Alice asked, stepping forward to steady Ronald, who was a bit wobbly on his feet

Ronald turned to look at Alice. Time had been kind to her. From their youth to now, Ronald’d lost the shine of his younger days, but for Alice, it was just a few more wrinkles and a little less elasticity in her skin, nothing more.

The years had smoothed away Alice’s youthful naivety and given her a different, more refined kind of charm.

However, Ronald and Alice hardly ever sat down for a peaceful talk ever since their blow–up at the hospital. For Alice to wait for Ronald late tonight, Ronald honestly never thought he’d see the day.

Ronald pulled his hand away and said coldly. “Do you need something?”

He was just a poor kid from a small mountain village. When he first saw Alice, the girl so graceful, pampered, and adored, at the Diamonde family, it would’ve been a lie to say he wasn’t moved. Anyone would be, and he was no exception.

He had liked her from their youth until now, at least. His feelings had never changed.

was up to, he just went along with it. Because of the guilt, he never held it against her and

been doomed from the start, and they might just keep

from now on

expecting

start. How could she tell him she wanted

what happened outside the study last time. “I knew it was you outside the study. You must’ve heard what

me over because of that, there’s really no need. As long as she gives back what doesn’t belong to her, I’m not going

shares in Carmen’s hands, especially when combined with the ones Alice held. It could be troublesome if the Diamonde

himself with such a big

been so busy dealing with Aubree that he’d shoved the whole issue of Carmen’s shares to the

clenched her fists. Her earlier hesitation now replaced by a steely

Why shouldn’t Carmen have those shares? She grew up in the Wilson family. She’s my daughter

it. I overheard what you said outside the study

Wilson family, so I have no objections there. What I wanted to

grew solemn at the mention

Bryan are getting serious about this, huh? With a market cap