The Queen They Buried

Chapter 487

She gave Bowen a quick rundown of her situation.

Bowen: [I’m just nearby for a meeting. I’ll come pick you up–be good and wait for me.]

Now that she was taken care of, Aubree messaged her driver to let him know he didn’t need to come back for her.

Just then, a sharp honk made her look up.

The blaring horn forced her to glance up, and as the car window rolled down, she was surprised to see it was Oliver behind the wheel.

“I’ll give you a ride home,” he said.

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Aubree blinked, wondering if she’d just heard him right. Her gaze drifted instinctively to the back seat. She thought, ‘Wait, wasn’t he supposed to be with Elizabeth?”

“Elizabeth isn’t here. She took another car,” Oliver said.

‘Doesn’t matter if Elizabeth is here or not, there’s no way I’d get in a car with him, Aubree thought.

She took a half–step back. “Thank you for the offer, Mr. Lawson, but I’ll pass. Besides, it really wouldn’t be appropriate for us to ride together.”

that?” Oliver arched an eyebrow, stepping out of

suit look sharp and commanding. There was just something about the

looked at her, a hint of a smirk on his lips. “So, what kind of

say we’re on opposite sides. At the

small laugh. “Why not just take this as my way of making it up to you for being rude last time,

a taxi out here, and it’s so late. Are you really planning to stand around for the

out and grabbed her wrist, pulling her

off. She could usually handle most guys, but up against someone like Oliver, with his military background, she didn’t stand

you…” Oliver couldn’t understand why Aubree was making such a fuss. It was

side. Its long

straight into his arms, declaring his claim, “Mr. Lawson, she’s my girlfriend. You

hand disappeared all of a sudden. Oliver subconsciously curled his empty palm, and for some

to have some respect for him, but at that moment, he honestly

Oliver’s eyes swept over the two of

them but business. After all, Bowen hadn’t even bothered

a second thought, Oliver gave a short, mocking laugh. “What’s the

I won’t

argue further, just shrugged and turned

his girlfriend, so what?‘

‘I step away for just a moment, and already those sketchy guys are eyeing