The Queen They Buried

Chapter 491

He quickly brushed off that odd feeling. There were more important things for him to deal with at the momen

Ronald picked up his phone and called Alice. “About that plan to kidnap Aubree we talked about last time–let’s get it started right away.

“As for the timing. I remember the Mansell family is hosting a party next month. From what I’ve heard, Aubree is on the guest list, and she’ll probably show up.

“Let’s settle on that for now. We’ll talk details later.”

It had been half a month since the investment meeting.

The last time Bowen came to pick Aubree up and ran into Lucas, he hadn’t said anything about it afterward. Aubree hadn’t thought much of it either.

But for some reason, over the past two weeks, Lucas had been acting like a total lunatic. It was like he’d completely forgotten everything that happened at the detention center last time.

He just kept popping up wherever she went, as if by “coincidence.”

That wasn’t even the worst part. No matter how many times Aubree turned him down, he wouldn’t take no for an answer. He’d even cornered her at the school and outside her office building more than once.

Aubree was fed up, but there wasn’t much she could do about Lucas. Bowen had been swamped with work lately because of Alvin’s move into the

company.

with this. So, she could only try to avoid Lucas as

it came to anything about

everything. He had been so jealous lately that everyone around him could

Outside Rithol University.

Lucas had been showing up to pick her up. Even though she never got

do anything

little thief. Only after making sure that Lucas was nowhere to be seen

a smile tugging at his lips. She looked just like a little hamster poking her head out of its burrow,

he

you

classes all the way till the last period, so I

them bumped into each other at the crowded university gate, she felt

Bowen’s arm and ducked into

eyebrow, not bothering

kept that gentle, doting smile on his face the whole time. Aubree couldn’t help feeling a bit when she saw Bowen acting completely normal, she

Bowen’s eyes slowly spread, even carrying a trace

at his place that

want a drink?” Bowen

at

wall filled with his prized liquor collection–some bottles were

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