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?

concerned, Bowen is my biggest obstacle at the moment. So yeah, I’m doing this. Can you

slightly and continued, “I know you can’t stand me, but there’s something you should know. I don’t know if Bowen’s on a business trip or not, but I do know he’s still in Rithol

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

calm and unmoved, letting her stare. He was telling the truth–and no matter how she pressed, his answer

was still in

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

having these doubts proved something: Alvin and the others‘ earlier efforts were starting

are they trying to do?‘ she

uptight. If she kept obsessing over whether Bowen was hiding something, she’d be walking right into

she couldn’t help herself; she

stuck to his word and didn’t push to walk her home. Aubree took a cab back to

laptop, she found an email

through the report carefully. At first glance, nothing seemed unusual. Jacinta majored in finance at

done exceptionally well during her internship and

seemed normal at first