The Queen They Buried

Chapter 559

She quickly turned her face away, flustered. Whether Bowen was sober or drunk, she’d heard all kinds of sweet talk from him before, so she just chalked this up as another one of his lines–even if this was by far the most blunt thing he’d ever said.

“Wow, he really just told me straight up that he’s totally craving my body, Aubree thought, her heart skipping a beat.

“What’s the rush? If we go now, we won’t get any useful information. Just wait a bit longer,” Bowen said.

He added, “Ethan just texted me. He said there might have been some kind of deal between David’s family and the village chief’s family regarding the demolition. Looks like this village’s got a lot of secrets.”

Mistmere lagged significantly behind modernity, revealing its persistent issues. In this village, the words of the local boss or village chief were absolute–even the police held no authority.

People’s mindset here seemed quite outdated. In just a few days, Aubree noticed girls who were barely eighteen or nineteen were already pregnant and walking around the village. When she inquired about it, she learned that most girls in this area were engaged and married shortly after finishing junior high or high school. Surprisingly, none of them considered this situation unusual.

Stuff like that was just everyday life to them, and no one even batted an eye at it.

Meanwhile, Samuel walked up to Josephine’s door with his bags and knocked.

was Josephine Walls. She married into Ridgehaven Town from outside. Her husband worked in the mines but unfortunately died in an underground accident. After his death, Josephine received compensation

killer figure. Most days, she made ends meet by modeling for clothing shops in town or doing gigs for online stores. It was enough to keep her

villagers noticed how she always had new outfits and didn’t need to do hard labor to make money. Soon enough, the gossip mill started

natural for a woman, especially a pretty one, to get gossiped about or targeted

it’s true or not, the reputation

the back. The whole place was split into three parts: the living room sat smack in the middle, with a

long, a well–cared–for, fair–skinned boy peeked

saw Samuel, as he had received many delicious

handful of snacks from his pocket and handed them over to Mattias, asking,

she’s home!” the

that confirmation, Samuel stepped inside, glancing around like a thief before closing

eyes darted around, looking a little confused about what Samuel was

on the table, then turned on the TV in the living room. He instructed, “Mattias,

on the couch, and even pointed out which room his mom was