The Queen They Buried

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Bryan suddenly looked up and stared hard at Carmen. In the instant she froze, he turned his gaze away again.

Ronald was still scolding him. “He was just being concerned? What a joke! The older you get, the dumber you become! You could tell this is a basic mistake, but he still walked right into it!”

He continued. “Use your brain for oncel Aubree didn’t make a single move. She must have a backup plan. And you? You went straight to help her out!”

Bryan didn’t argue. He really had been too confident, thinking everything was seamless and Aubree would never catch on. In the end, he fell right into her trap.

Clenching his fists, he spoke in a low voice. “Dad, I was careless this time. Next time I’ll…”

Ronald raised a hand, cutting him off. “I’ve already decided. Carmen will be transferred from the branch office to the headquarters as a project manager. If she performs well, she’ll be promoted to deputy general manager.”

Bryan froze. His clenched fists tightened even more. “I understand.”

He suddenly recalled how things were when Aubree was still in the Wilson family. No matter what happened, even if Aubree wasn’t at fault, Carmen would put on a show, say a few lines, and everyone would turn around and blame Aubree.

Now, Bryan finally understood what that felt like.

Ronald walked away.

WH

Carmen pretended to be clueless. “Bryan… I didn’t know…”

“Congratulations.” Bryan slowly straightened up and looked down at her. “I underestimated you.”

That look in his eyes made Carmen furious. She knew it all too well.

From the moment she was sent to the orphanage, this was the look that followed her. Disdain. Bryan always looked down on her.

No, Bryan had never looked up to her.

hadn’t spared her a glance. Years of trying to win his approval had only barely earned her acknowledgment

It was his fault that Aubree went missing.

Any time Aubree resisted, it felt like a reminder of his failure. And the more she resisted, the more he’d lash

and she was in the company. Bryan shouldn’t

Dad only let me into the company to help

Bryan didn’t bother arguing.

how much I don’t want Aubree in the company, she’s still my real sister. And you? What are

her?”

clear disdain. “You’d better make that

“I know

health’s gotten a lot

changed. She tried to keep calm. “That’s because Mom and Dad take good care of me. My condition

He just gave her a cold

location

a driver for the family. Got into an accident and saved Ronald’s life. He lost a leg

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died later, and she went back to the countryside to raise her grandson The villa

cameras caught a vehicle involved in the kidnapping

his gear

it was a remote area, she knew escaping on her own would be rough, so she decided to wait

all, she was alone. Those two kidnappers weren’t

slipknot. From the outside, it looked

Timothy’s voice sounded. “Hey there,

narrowed her eyes as Timothy walked in with a tray of food,

But I couldn’t bear to see a pretty

cat.

her. She didn’t take it, but that didn’t stop him. One hand held the food,

smooth. It felt

thought city girls sure

Nina’s fingers twitched.