The Queen They Buried (by Wynter Vans) novel Chapter 555

Chapter 555

Bowen said, shaking his head. “It would’ve been way too obvious what we were after

My relationship with Alvin wouldn’t hold up under scrutiny. The Nelson family didn’t think much of it just now, but if we suddenly left, they’d definitely notice we were heading toward Josephine’s place. If we tipped them off, we’d end up with nothing

“Besides, Alvin was there too. If we had made a move, he would have caught on

“At least now we can be sure there’s something going on between Samuel and Josephine. For the Ridgehaven Town project, the Nelson family is a key player, and so is the village chief. This might just be our breakthrough.”

“You’re right, Aubree said, realizing she’d been a bit too hasty.

She contemplated, ‘Compared to us. Alvin had got Jacob on his side. As such, we are already one step behind him when it comes to the Nelson family

With Jacob backing him up, all Alvin has to do is say the word and Pontus will agree to anything.

If the village chief ends up siding with him too… then this whole project might really be in trouble.

Let’s not rush things. We’ll have another chance to swing by Josephine’s place later,” Bowen said.

“Alright,” Aubree said, just as her phone buzzed. She glanced at the screen. “Vincent just messaged us. He went with David to check out the orchards. David says we’ve pretty much finished touring the village, and if we’re planning to go through with the acquisition, he wants you to come over and take a look too. If everything looks good, we’ll move forward with setting the price and arranging the harvest.”

“Let’s head back then,” Bowen said.

They were still playing the part of fruit merchants, so they had to keep up appearances and do their “real” job.

When Aubree and Bowen arrived at David’s place, Vincent was still dragging things out as he couldn’t just say yes and take the fruit on the spot.

If he did, they’d be packing their bags and kicked out in a couple of days.

I’ve pretty much wrapped things up on my end. Let’s see what you two think before we make a final call,” Vincent said.

When he saw the two of them return, Vincent finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was just here to do his job, and handling something this big with both bosses gone had really put him on the spot.

Vincent made exaggerated faces at Aubree, as if to say, “Ms. Miller, Mr. Turner, I’ve stalled as much as I can. There’s nothing else I can do, and it’s all

on you two now.

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