Orphan To Unbreakable Queen - Chapter 168: Chapter 168

Aubree marched up with her team and demanded, "Hey, you guys! What the hell are you up to?"
The three burly men turned their heads, only to see a group of people. After a brief moment of hesitation, one of them warned, "Stay out of this if you know what's good for you. We're with the Yurchenko family."
The Yurchenko family? Never heard of them,' Aubree thought to herself.
Birgitte Cherniavsky stepped forward and explained softly, "The Yurchenko family from Südlichen Strand used to be involved in some shady business, but over the years they've gradually cleaned up their operations. The one in charge now is the family's eldest young son, Quantavius Yurchenko."
A name immediately popped up in Aubree's mind. She asked the men, "What's your connection with Milena Yurchenko?"
One of the men replied, "She's the Yurchenko family's eldest daughter."
"Hmph!" Aubree gave a scornful snort. That meant the person inside must be Trevor Wilson. It seemed that Aubree had no choice but to get involved.
Trevor Wilson was a notorious playboy who treated his many girlfriends as seasonal outfits. In the previous life in Südlichen Strand, he had met his nemesis when he messed with the wrong woman, namely Milena Yurchenko.
Milena was one of Trevor's die-hard fans who constantly hounded him. Trevor had no idea who she was, and during this trip to Südlichen Strand, he dated her. But he cycled through girlfriends at a dizzying pace, and Milena was the pampered, willful daughter doted on by her family. It wasn't long before he got fed up with that control freak's possessiveness, and he simply dumped her.
Notwithstanding the other areas, here in Südlichen Strand, it was quite easy for the Yurchenko family to teach someone a lesson.
Milena simply sent her men to abduct Trevor back to the Yurchenko family's villa estate.
Aubree remembered Milena Yurchenko vividly because that woman broke her leg in her previous life.
After Trevor was abducted to the Yurchenko family's villa estate, he was pressured into getting married. Given the Yurchenko family's somewhat shady background and the fear that the whole scandalous affair would get publicized and seriously damage his acting career, Trevor had no choice but to claim he already had a fiancée to buy himself some time.
The Wilson family joined hands with the Diamonde family in Südlichen Strand and used Aubree as a scapegoat. Milena, driven by insane jealousy, showed no mercy. In the end, Trevor managed to escape from the Yurchenko family and even hit back at them. However, Aubree didn't manage to receive treatment in time and one of her legs was permanently crippled.
Those three men thought that they could intimidate Aubree by name-dropping the Yurchenko family. To their surprise, she simply grabbed something from the street and hurled it at them. Aubree then yelled, "So the Yurchenko family thinks they're above the law in Südlichen Strand? Let him go now, or I'm calling the cops!"
Outnumbered, the three men became hesitant. In the end, they chose to leave, but not before taking a good look at Aubree's face.
The victim sat huddled with his head hung low, his disheveled hair obscuring half his face. When he finally looked up, his bleary eyes were filled with confusion. It was clear he had been drinking heavily.
Aubree immediately recognized the man as Trevor Wilson. She motioned for Birgitte to stay and dismissed the rest. As long as Aubree didn't indicate otherwise, the recording continued. "Keep me out of the shots," she instructed Birgitte.
Birgitte nodded in acknowledgment.
The two stepped closer for a better look, and Birgitte suddenly recognized the man too. "Hey, isn't that your… isn't that Trevor Wilson?"
Trevor turned his head weakly to the noise and stared at them with bleary eyes. "Thanks for saving me. Leave your contact details. I'll get in touch with you guys later."
Aubree remained silent as she watched Trevor slumped against the wall. Suddenly, she delivered a stinging slap across his face. "Trevor Wilson, sober up!"
Trevor was stunned. He wasn't expecting to be slapped after getting rescued. He stared blankly at Aubree, completely dumbfounded.
Aubree smirked and gave him another backhanded slap. "What? You don't recognize me? Let me help you sober up. Don't you know that getting drunk only leads to trouble? Trevor Wilson, you are a public figure. How can you not grasp something so basic?"
"Aubree?" Trevor finally snapped out of his drunken haze. At this hour, there were hardly any passersby. It was even less likely anyone would notice what was happening in this dimly lit alleyway.
He clutched his stinging face. He still looked dazed, but his eyes were glinting with rage. "How dare you hit me?"
In Aubree's previous life, aside from Carmen Wilson, Daxton and Trevor Wilson were the biggest scumbags in the whole Wilson family. Normally, she could never get a chance to meet this so-called superstar up close and personal. Now that a golden opportunity had presented itself, she would only be letting herself down if she didn't rough him up a bit.
"Why not? Take that!" With that, Aubree kicked him, and the man fell down into a heap again. She then clicked her tongue disdainfully as she watched him.
Aubree rubbed her chin thoughtfully. 'No wonder Bowen likes kicking people so much. Feels damn good.'
Clutching his stomach, Trevor doubled over in a fit of violent coughing and then suddenly retched, spewing out the alcohol he had just downed. He then struggled to get up. "You..."
Aubree thought Trevor wanted to give her some bullshit, but instead, his eyes rolled back and he passed out.
"How pathetic." Aubree rolled her eyes, then turned to Birgitte. "Did you get all that on camera?"
"Yeah." Birgitte nodded.
Aubree felt very pleased. To think that an A-list superstar like Trevor Wilson was caught sneaking into a bar at night and then cornered by a bunch of unknown thugs, all because of some torrid love affair. She hadn't planned on getting even with him yet, but the man had already presented himself to her on a silver platter. He was such a great brother…
After giving Trevor a thorough beating, Aubree stalked off with Birgitte. She simply left the unconscious Trevor lying there.
In the end, it was Trevor's agent who finally came and took him away.
Birgitte made sure Aubree got home safely first. Only then did she return to her own apartment with ease of mind.
Since Aubree had to come to Südlichen Strand often, she had bought herself a luxury waterfront villa there. She had a good night's sleep and didn't wake up until noon the next day.
Bowen Turner called her afterward and generally just asked about her.
Aubree chatted with him for a while before telling him about the financing matter. "I'll probably need to stay here a bit longer."
Bowen didn't ask Aubree why she didn't approach him about investing. He knew she had her own way of doing things. Setting aside their relationship and background, Bowen had to acknowledge the fact that he and Aubree were still business rivals.
"Sure. Things are a little busy at the office now. When I'm done, I'll go to Südlichen Strand and fetch you."
After ending the phone call, Aubree grabbed her laptop and started working.
She had to be fast in securing funding. Both Tengu Gruppe and Manchotech were industry giants. Her previous achievements were just a stepping stone, which was still not enough to convince these giants to invest directly.
Aubree was going over the latest data for GrabCheap. She knew that results were all that mattered.
It was already a major breakthrough that both corporations were willing to meet with her. Just as she expected, GrabCheap had been making waves lately, whether by grabbing market share from other e-commerce platforms or grabbing eyeballs on social media.
These corporations would never write Aubree off based on some rumors. After all, true entrepreneurs had sharp business acumen.
Once a money-making approach became common knowledge, it only meant that that strategy was no longer profitable.
The chairman of Tengu Gruppe arrived at a private dining room in a five-star hotel in Südlichen Strand with his assistant in tow.
"Quirinus, what a pleasant surprise to see you here today! And this must be Alice, right? Are both of you back from Rithol City to visit family?"
Sitting opposite the chairman of Tengu Gruppe were none other than Quirinus Diamonde, the current head of Phoenyra Jewelry owned by the Diamonde family, and Alice Diamonde.
"You're too kind, Mr. Dunn. I know you're a busy man, so I didn't want to impose on you. Actually, my sister Alice is here today to represent the Wilson family to discuss a potential collaboration with your office."
Quirinus was well aware that the Diamonde family no longer wield as much influence now in Südlichen Strand. The moment he mentioned the Wilson family, Mr. Dunn became interested. "Oh? You have my attention."