Orphan to Unbreakable Queen novel Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

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Magnus from the Honor Class had taken a leave of absence. Normally, a student asking for time off wasn’t a big deal.

But when it was the top student in the grade, someone who had never missed a day, and it happened right after he was suspected of cheating on an exam, then it was bound to become gossip.

Right now, Magnus was sitting in a high–end café, both hands wrapped around his coffee cup, nervously and excitedly staring at the girl in front of him.

Magnus asked gently, “Carmen, did you want to talk to me about something?”

Sitting across from Magnus was none other than Carmen.

Being invited out for coffee by the girl he liked, Magnus was so happy it felt like his heart might explode.

There was no way the Wilson family would let Carmen get kicked out of Rithol Art School, so Bryan had temporarily found her a stand–in who was at least reliable and tight–lipped.

Carmen lowered her eyes, and as she thought about how staying at Rithol meant being under someone else’s control, her resentment toward Aubree deepened yet again.

Carmen muttered, ‘If Aubree had just done what she was told, would I be in this mess right now?‘

Her eyes flicked from side to side. Then Carmen looked up at Magnus and gave him a bitter smile. “I’ve just been feeling really down lately. I wanted to talk to a friend.”

That word-“friend“-made Magnus grin like an idiot. He instantly grabbed Carmen’s hand. “Carmen, you can tell me anything, anything at all. If there’s anything I can do for you, just say the word.”

Carmen smiled gently and shook her head. “I just needed someone to talk to. You probably know my sister Aubree left the house recently. Everyone in the family seems worried about her. I know it’s not safe for her to be out there all alone, but I can’t help feeling like I’ve been completely overlooked.”

Carmen’s gaze dimmed, her expression filled with sadness.

Magnus’s heart ached just looking at her. He thought, ‘How can Carmen be so kind? Her own things got taken from her, and she’s still worried about the person who hurt her?‘

Carmen had always been like this–never showing her full hand, always using every person and opportunity around her to make her obedient “weapons” strike on her behalf.

Just like last time, when Magnus accused Aubree of plagiarism. To people who didn’t know any better, it looked like Carmen had just vented a few things

over text.

“Aubree’s not even worth all this worry!” Magnus snapped. “After I misunderstood her and accused her of plagiarism that day, some guy came to me at night and tried to pressure me into saying someone told me to do it. I didn’t cave.”

What Magnus didn’t know was that after he refused to give in and got knocked out by Zachary, all the messages between him and Carmen that had been deleted from his phone were recovered and handed straight to Bowen.

Carmen showed a hint of surprise–she hadn’t expected that.

But inside, Carmen felt a surge of delight. ‘So Aubree left the house and immediately threw herself at some random guy for help? Figures. She’s finally showing her true colors.’

On the surface, Carmen said worriedly, “That’s awful! You don’t think… she’s being used by some man, do you?”

Carmen’s words lit something up in Magnus’s eyes. He’d just figured out how to help her!

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Seeing the look on Magnus’s face, Carmen knew he’d gotten the hint. She added immediately, “Sorry, I should head back right now and tell my parents. If Aubree’s really in trouble, we have to do something.”

Magnus stood up quickly. “Carmen, I’ll go with you! I’ll tell your family everything that happened!”

When Carmen brought Magnus back to the Wilson house, only Ronald was home. Just her dad–but that was enough.,

Not wasting a second, Carmen dragged Magnus straight into the study. “Dad, I have something important to tell you about Aubree.”

Magnus stepped forward as Carmen nudged him into place and started telling Ronald what had happened, adding all sorts of dramatic details.

In his version, Aubree had slept with some random guy just to get back at Carmen, and then had that man come threaten him to say Carmen had made him do it.

But this time, Bryan wasn’t furious like before. His first reaction was doubt. ‘Would Aubree really do something like that?‘

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