The Queen's Back

Maxwell walked to the bed and carried Mona with one hand. He lifted the blanket and put her in. "Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. Go to sleep. I'll go tidy up."

As soon as Mona got into bed, she turned over and nodded. She snuggled under the blanket and closed her eyes to sleep. Although she did not check the time, she knew it was late.

After Maxwell tidied up the bathroom and came out, Mona was already asleep. She was as quiet as a cat.

His eyes fell on Mona's exposed skin. The bruised marks on it were eye-catching. It was Maxwell who left the marks.

Maxwell turned off the lights and slept beside Mona in satisfaction. He hugged her in his arms and lowered his head to kiss the corner of her lips.

The light had already reached the darkness, illuminating it completely.

Mona didn't seem to be sleeping tight. She groaned softly in Maxwell's arms.

With just one sound, Maxwell's thoughts subconsciously drifted to the bathroom. Looking at Mona's face, he was satisfied.

*****

The next morning, Mona turned over and felt pain all over. When she opened her eyes, she met Maxwell's eyes. She did not know when Maxwell woke up but found him admiring her sleeping face.

Thinking of what happened the night before, Mona could not help but blush, and her heart beat faster. She had begged Maxwell for mercy. But Maxwell was a big bad wolf in sheep's clothing. He agreed verbally, but his action was the opposite of what he said.

At the thought, Mona reached out her hand to playfully punch Maxwell. When she hit him, the silk pajamas naturally slid down. Mona looked at her arm and was surprised, wondering why her arm was red.

Perhaps it was because her skin was tender, and a light touch would leave some marks. However, she remembered no marks on her arm when she slept last night. She thought, 'Where were the marks from when I woke up.'

Mona's gaze landed on the man beside her and questioned, "This, you did this?"

Maxwell rubbed his nose and nodded. 'Isn't that obvious?'

"You, you..." Mona did not know what to say to Maxwell. She turned her head away shyly.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

If Gordon told her that Maxwell couldn't do it, Mona would slap Gorden and question him.

"Please, Mona, don't be mad. I was too excited this time. It won't happen again." Seeing Mona angry, Maxwell hugged her from behind and coaxed her in a low voice.

Mona was pissed. "You're not allowed to do this again. Fortunately, it's winter now. If it were summer, I couldn't face anyone." Mona thought, 'If others saw this, it would be too embarrassing!"

"Okay, okay, I promise." The most important thing was to calm Mona.

After resting in bed for a while, they got up. On the first day of their marriage, they had to go to the Carter Mansion for lunch, which was the rule of the Carter family.

Mona looked at the bruised marks on her neck, which were especially eye-catching. She found a turtleneck sweater and put it on, completely covering her slender neck. Only then did she start to dress herself up.

After putting on her wine-red coat, Mona endured the pain in her body and went downstairs. Maxwell had prepared bread and milk.

Seeing Mona descending the stairs, Maxwell walked upstairs in a few steps and carried Mona up. He said softly, "Why didn't. you tell me when you came down? Does it hurt?"

Since the day before, Mona had adapted to Maxwell's sudden hug. She wrapped her arms around Maxwell's neck and whispered, "I saw you were busy, so I came downstairs myself. It doesn't hurt much anymore."

"I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I won't do this again." The day had arrived, and Maxwell had returned to his usual cold and elegant self. Of course, his thoughts were the same.

Maxwell only realized he had lost control when he thought about his madness last night.

Mona nudged Maxwell and said shyly, "It's all in the past. Let it go. Also, I can walk by myself. You don't have to carry me."

She wasn't a doll. She wasn't that fragile.

'If that were the case, would I still need Maxwell to carry me when we go to the Carter Mansion later?' Mona thought, 'This is impossible. Even if Maxwell wants to, I can't stand the embarrassment.' Maxwell carried Mona to the dining table and sat down. He hummed softly and went to the kitchen to get the brunch that he prepared.

Mona looked at Maxwell's back, and her thoughts drifted to before.

In the past, she learned how to cook to please Teddy, hoping Teddy would pay more attention to her. She always remembered when she, Ms. Clem, who did not need to do any chores, learned to cook for him, and the boiling oil splashed on her hands, she retreated in pain.

When she recalled how Teddy would be touched by her cooking, Mona immediately felt getting burned by boiling oil was fine.

However, in the end, she only received Teddy's cold gaze. The food she made for the first time was sadly eaten by herself. After getting together with Maxwell, as long as Maxwell had time, he would cook. If she cooked once in a while, he couldn't bear to see her get her hands dirty.

Perhaps that was the difference between loving someone and not. Someone who loved way possible, but someone who didn't love you would turn a blind eye to whatever you you did.

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Soon, Maxwell placed the breakfast in front of Mona and poured her milk. "Why are you in a daze? Hurry up and eat."

Maxwell thought, 'She should be hungry at this hour."

Mona nodded and smiled at Maxwell before starting to eat the breakfast in front of her.

By the time the two of them finished breakfast and arrived at the Carter Mansion, it was almost noon.

Maxwell led Mona through the garden and into the living room, where the Carter family was waiting.

When Stephanie saw Mona, she sneered, "You came so late on your first day of marriage. Aren't you afraid of being laughed

at?"

Stephanie did not agree to Mona and Maxwell's marriage in the first place. Coupled with the fact that Mona did not forgive Lydia, she hated Mona to the extreme. When Mona tried to say something, Maxwell beat her to it and said, "It's all my fault, Grandma. I've kept you waiting."

On the first day of their marriage, Maxwell didn't want things to tense up. Besides, Gordon and the others were all there. It wouldn't be good if they made a scene.

"Alright, Maxwell, Mona is here, Quick, take a seat." Richard said and asked the servant beside him to serve coffee.

Then, it was time for Mona and Maxwell to greet the elders of the family.

The two of them first greeted Richard and Stephanie. Richard was kind and did not make things difficult for Mona. He nodded and gave Mona a bracelet. From what he said, the bracelet was passed down from the Carter family's ancestors. When it was Stephanie's turn, Mona vaguely felt it was not that simple. After Maxwell greeted Stephanie, Mona also stood up and turned to her. "Stephanie, how are you doing?"