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.

$ 66 million, and afterward, we’ll require

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

plan she and the team

it over for her dad to review, he even gave her a couple

see her plan in a whole new

surprised, as he hadn’t expected a conglomerate like the Wilson Group to actually pursue a resort

interrupted Carmen right away, “You guys are

as she asked, “Isn’t that

that building a resort was the obvious choice when they wanted to pursue a high–end

said flatly. “Did none of you

location, Mistmere was not fully accessible to the public. Indeed, there were plans to transform the entire area into a special economic zone, but who could say for sure what

ever comes, who knows how many years it’ll take? Building a resort out in the middle of nowhere like this? Who in their right

‘So what’s the point?

or because it’s

even use the bathroom