The Queen They Buried

Chapter 570

Word spread like wildfire through the small village of Ridgehaven Town when people saw Samuel being carried out of Josephine’s house, half–dead and barely hanging on. With rumors about the two already making the rounds, it didn’t take long for all kinds of gossip to sweep through the village like dust in the wind.

Bright and early the next morning, the village chief hurried over to David’s place carrying two bottles of good liquor to offer his apologies in

person.

David was tall, and though years of hard work had tanned his skin to a bronze shade, he still looked rather thin and frail. Back in his youth, he was quite the looker.

When the village head arrived. David was smoking a cigarette.

Before the village chief showed up, Aubree and Bowen had already recounted everything that had happened at Josephine’s place.

As he listened to their account, David felt it was utterly absurd. He just couldn’t wrap his head around it. ‘Samuel was a university graduate from the provincial capital, someone who’d earned his place through real exams. How could he get such indecent thoughts in his head just because Josephone was picking up a package?

shamelessly did something so vile, he is

been getting into trouble together. Back in school, neither of them was much of a scholar, but David was the more

between them.

close as they’d

school. The two kids had even promised each other they’d get married someday, and both families

was useless. They criticized him for being unable to find a job, not being a college graduate, and having to return home to rely on his father. However, David understood the actual reason:

to confront him about it, it made a bit of a scene. David just thought

David couldn’t just turn a blind eye

actually barged into her house to do

at Samuel for not being able to control himself, but now, he was just as relieved as he

good thing Millie hadn’t married a jerk like Samuel yet. Otherwise, if she really

for Jason,” David said firmly. “He’s still young, and I will let him tag along with me in the orchard for now. If he’s

village chief’s heart sank as he realized David was putting distance between