Frieda glanced at the chipped ornament beside her with lingering fear in her heart.
If I hadn't avoided the ornament in time, it would've struck my head, and I would've been lying on the ground by now!
“Shut up! Don't think I don't know that your family is behind this!” Aubree screamed hysterically. “You escaped unscathed, but the Queen family gobbled up my family's properties, and I bet it won't end there. So, don't you dare say those insincere remarks to me!”
Startled by her outburst, Frieda could not maintain a pleasant attitude anymore. “You know I don't have a say in the decisions my family makes. It's pointless to blame me for my brother's actions!”
Speaking of which, I wouldn't have been kicked out of the management level of Queen Group if I hadn't helped Aubree target Roxanne!
At that thought, a wave of regret washed over Frieda.
Aubree's expression turned icy in an instant. Madness brewed in her eyes as she demanded, “I can't watch my family reach its end just like this! I want you to go home and figure out a way to make the Queen family cough out everything they took from us!”
Disbelief crossed Frieda's face when she heard the other woman's peremptory request. “My words carry no weight in Queen Group now, and there's no way Jonathan will listen to me. I can't do that!”
“You must do it! If you don't, I'll tell Lucian that you gave me the bacterium I fed Essie!” Aubree cut her off coldly.
Frieda's expression changed abruptly.
After witnessing the difficult circumstances of the Pearson family, she deeply regretted her decision to assist Aubree back then. At the same time, she was afraid that the latter might expose her misdeeds for real.
A long while later, Frieda forced herself to soften her voice. “Please don't be like this, Aubree. I'm still a part of the Queen family, so I'll be able to assist you if you need any help. However, if I get kicked out of the Queen family, I won't be able to help you in the future.”
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