The Queen They Buried

Chapter 614

The food was served relatively quickly.

“Is Bowen not picking you up from work today?” Oliver asked, trying to sound casual, but there was a sharpness in his eyes. He’d run into Bowen a few times lately, and every time, it left him fuming inside.

Aubree paused, her fork halfway to her mouth. “You’re asking as if you don’t already I know exactly where he is,” she shot back.

She thought, ‘A few days ago, Oliver had backed off immediately after being rejected, and he barely put up a fight. But now, suddenly, he was acting all bold. Isn’t that because he knew Bowen was out of town on a business trip?‘

“You figured I’d have no choice but to give in with everyone pressuring me and Bowen being out of town, right?” she said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

She shot him a mocking look–she was honestly fed

up with him.

Oliver, pretending not to notice her irritation, put on a surprised face and asked, “Bowen… went on a business trip?

I want to pursue you, and as far as I’m concerned, Bowen is my biggest obstacle at the moment. So yeah, I’m doing this. Can you say I’m out of

know. I don’t know if Bowen’s on a

lost her appetite at his words. Her eyes locked on Oliver, trying to read his

He was telling the truth–and no matter how she pressed, his answer didn’t

still

regained her composure. Everything lately had made her more on edge than usual. Before, even if someone had told her Bowen was hiding something, her first instinct wouldn’t have been suspicion–she

had his

now, just having these doubts proved something: Alvin and

they trying to do?‘

being too uptight. If she kept obsessing over

help herself; she

his word and didn’t push to walk her

found an email from Vincent–he’d sent the results

first glance, nothing seemed unusual. Jacinta majored in

during her internship and was eventually

normal at first