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.

the Wilson family, he hadn’t spared her a glance. Years of trying to win his approval had

It was his fault that Aubree went missing. He

resisted, it felt like a reminder of his failure. And the more she resisted,

she had shares, she had backing, and she was in the

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Bryan. Dad only let me into the company to help you out. Don’t

Bryan didn’t bother arguing.

said, “No matter how much I don’t want Aubree in the company, she’s still my real sister. And you?

her?”

her with clear disdain. “You’d better

mention of the shared e–bike project, Carmen’s expression shifted slightly. “I know you’re in a bad mood right

and sneered. “Dear sister, your health’s gotten a lot better, hasn’t

face changed. She tried to keep calm. “That’s because Mom and Dad take

He just gave her a cold

location after

for years, and her husband was a driver for the family. Got

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she went back to the countryside to raise her grandson The villa was never

cameras caught a vehicle involved in the kidnapping heading here. Unless we’re wrong, this is the

his gear

herself. She’d woken up in the middle of the night. Seeing it was a remote area, she knew escaping on her own would be rough,

all, she was alone. Those two kidnappers

she had re–tied herself with a slipknot. From the outside, it looked secure, but she could

voice sounded. “Hey

in with a tray of food, grinning

cold–hearted bitch. She wouldn’t let you cat all day. But I couldn’t bear to see a pretty girl starve, so I

cat.

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

smooth. It

He thought city girls sure were different. Even their

Nina’s fingers twitched.