The Queen They Buried

That evening, the top floor of the hotel booked by the Wilson Group was visited by an unexpected guest.

Alvin came alone, knocking on Carmen’s door as he asked, “Wanna have a chat?”

When Carmen opened the door and saw his face, her eyes were full of disbelief. She gasped, “Alvin?”

Alvin’s face was blank, but the slight furrow of his brow made it clear he didn’t like the way Carmen addressed him. He shifted half a step to the side and said, “Aubree is working with Uncle Bowen. Whether it’s you, Bryan, or me, none of us stands to gain much by going up against those two. Besides…”

He paused before continuing. “You have to fight not just the outsiders, but Bryan too. So, what do you say about teaming up?”

Carmen gripped the doorknob a little tighter before agreeing, “Come on in.”

She poured Alvin a glass of water.

Knowing he was here to talk about teaming up, Carmen couldn’t help but feel a little flutter of excitement inside. ‘He could’ve gone to Bryan, and wouldn’t that have made it easier for him to deal with Aubree? But he came to me instead. Did that mean I actually meant something to Alvin?‘ she wondered.

She clasped her hands together and flashed what she thought was her most perfect smile at Alvin and replied, “Of course, I’d never say no to teaming up with you.

crunched the numbers for this project. Acquiring the land will cost us approximately $ 66 million, and afterward, we’ll require a substantial amount of manpower and resources for cleanup, rebuilding the foundation,

trees as a special feature. The ones in the village now are nothing special, but

Alvin. This was a plan she and the team her uncle assigned had spent ages discussing and revising before

to review, he

Alvin would see her plan in a whole new

conglomerate like

away, “You guys are planning

surprise as she asked, “Isn’t

companies would have agreed that building a resort was the obvious choice when they wanted to pursue

Alvin said flatly. “Did none of you

public. Indeed, there were plans to transform the entire area into a special economic zone, but who could say

take? Building a resort out in the middle of nowhere like this? Who in their right mind would come

‘So what’s the point?

or because it’s some so–called untouched paradise that hasn’t been spoiled

bathroom without being swamped by