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

reminded Bryan. It was his fault that Aubree went missing. He had lost his sister. He owed his

obsession with controlling Aubree. Any time Aubree resisted, it felt like a reminder of his

shares, she had backing, and she was

what you’re talking about, Bryan. Dad only let me into the company

Bryan didn’t bother arguing.

don’t want Aubree in the company, she’s still my real sister.

her?”

looked at her with clear disdain. “You’d better make that project of yours

shifted slightly. “I know you’re in a bad mood right now. I won’t

gotten a lot

tried to keep calm. “That’s because Mom and Dad take good care of

didn’t respond. He just gave her a cold

location after a day and

and her husband was a driver for the family. Got into an accident and saved Ronald’s life. He lost a leg in the process.

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2:33 PM

to the countryside to raise her grandson The villa was never sold,

cameras caught a vehicle involved in the kidnapping heading here. Unless

his

woken up in the middle of the night. Seeing it was a

Those two kidnappers

the outside, it looked secure, but she could

Timothy’s voice sounded.

eyes as Timothy walked in with

let you cat all day. But I couldn’t bear to see a pretty girl starve, so I brought

cat.

that didn’t

was smooth.

sure were different. Even their skin was

Nina’s fingers twitched.