The Queen They Buried

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“This isn’t just some random gossip! I went to confront Samuel myself. He’s never been able to lie, not since we were kids. With how he acted, you could tell he was hiding something. This isn’t just some baseless rumor!”

“That’s enough!” David snapped. “We have guests here. Do you think this is how you should act?”

Millie relectuantly gave in under her father’s stern gaze, her head hanging low. “Alright,” she sighed.

David’s tone softened as he reassured, “I’ll talk to the village chief about this when I get a chance.”

That reassurance finally made Millie feel a little less upset.

However, she didn’t feel like eating at all. Glancing at the dishes on the table, she stated, “I’ve no appetite so I’ll just go upstairs.”

For once, David didn’t reprimand her for her manners, and he told Jillian to bring some food up to her room.

“Sorry you had to witness our family drama. I only have these two kids, and they’re not exactly making me proud. I guess I just have to worry them a bit more,” David said.

The meal wasn’t exactly relaxing.

When it was time to leave, David personally walked them out. He stated, I’ll treat you all to another meal after we finalize the fruit business.

being a

“You’re too polite. Jillian’s cooking

family matters, but I hope everything

sighed,

they headed

we learned today, it seems the village chief commands a lot

adding, “Not only that, but the last failed demolition had a lot to

meet the village chief?”

village chief, doesn’t that mean the project would

at Bowen and shook her head, stating,

village chief, we’ll blow our

about

found out, we’ll end up just like

what happened to the people from the Diamonde Group and Wilson Group,

to buy fruit tomorrow?” Vincent asked,

can’t afford it, but man, it just

deal and buy the fruit, doesn’t that mean we’ll have no excuse

on, it’s business. Stalling is part of the game, isn’t

holdouts and scoping out the village. Once we land the project, we’ll have to figure out how to develop the land anyway,