The Queen's Back

As Mona was about to step out of the room, Stephanie grabbed her arm and said, "Mona, no need to go out. I have a new nightgown here. Maxwell should still be talking with his grandfather; just send him a message to tell him you are with me Mona thought about it and agreed, so she took out her phone and sent a message to Maxwell. Then, she headed to the bathroom with the nightgown Stephanie handed her. She was extremely tired today.

Stephanie watched Mona's a's slender figure and smiled knowingly.

While Mona

Was

s getting dressed after her shower, she thought she heard a noise, probably coming from downstairs. Wondering if something had happened, she hurriedly finished getting dressed.. As soon as she stepped out of the bathroom, she saw Stephanie half-reclining on the bed, waving to her, "Grandma, did you hear that noise just now? It seemed to come from downstairs." She hadn't heard it clearly while in the bathroom, but Stephanie being outside, might have heard it better.

Stephanie shook her "What noise?

Nothing. Come over and sleep. I'm already tired."

She yawned, her eyes drowsily fixed on Mona

Even though Mona thought she had heard something, she couldn't pinpoint which room it came from, so it wouldn't be good to head down without knowing.

Mona reminded herself that Maxwell was still talking with Richard. As long as the noise wasn't coming from him, it didn't concern her. Smiling, she walked towards the bed.

Just as

as she sat down, she heard the sound of something crashing downstairs. This time it was much clearer, and it seemed to come from Maxwell's room. Without hesitation, she told Stephanie and headed downstairs.

She felt a nagging sense of unease because she hadn't seen Maxwell since she returned from the garden. It had been Stephanie who mentioned that Maxwell was with Richard in the study, and she wasn't sure if that was the truth.

Mona thought, What could they possibly be discussing for two hours? The more she thought about it, the more suspicious she felt. And what about Stephanie? In the past, she has never been particularly close to me, so her unusual warmth tonight is truly puzzling: Mona thought. Mona

ran down the stairs, fearing that someone in the Carter family might harm Maxwell.

The last time they went abroad, someone had threatened Maxwell's life. They still hadn't found the perpetrator, so he couldn't be safe. What if the attacker is Gordon or someone else from the Carter family? Mona thought.

Mona dared not dwell on that and quickly reached Maxwell's room.

Now that she was close, she could really hear the sounds coming from inside, definitely something breaking. She shouted, Maxwell, are you in there?"

She raised her voice with each call, but there was still no response from Maxwell. Instead, it seemed like there was a woman's VOICE.

Mona knocked loudly on the door a few times, and just as she was about to kick it down, Stephanie came down the stairs and stopped her.

Stephanie said. "Moña, what are you doing? Stop making such a racket. You'll disturb everyone's rest!"

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After saying that, Stephanie tried to pull Mona back, but she was unwilling to comply. Mona broke free from Stephanie's grip and shouted into the room. "Maxwell, if you're in there, please respond!" "Mona, stop yelling and come back with me," Stephanie scolded angrily. Everything had been going smoothly until Mona's sharp hearing interfered.

Mona didn't bother to argue with her, shaking off her hand to pound on the door, which was locked from the inside.

Without a key, Mona couldn't get in and could only hope Maxwell would come out.

"Stop i it! Don't knock anymore. Lydia is in Maxwell's room!" Stephanie yelled, trying to stop her.

"You:

shut up! It's late, and my husband is in a room with another woman. And you, as his grandmother, want to stop me?" Mona was furious, realizing that Stephanie's earlier friendliness had been all an act.

"Since you've seen it for yourself, I I won't hide it from you any longer. Maxwell is in the room with Lydia. You're married now, so you know how things are between men and women. Do you really want to go in and see? If you see something you shouldn't, it'll be awkward for you. If If I were you, I'd wait until tomorrow morning to deal with it," Stephanie said. Ignoring her, Mona pounded on the door again. Since no one inside opened it, she decided to find a servant to get a spare key.

But this was the Carter family, not the Clem family. Of course, the servants wouldn't give Mona a key without Stephanie's permission.

Their argument drew Richard out from the third floor, and soon after, more members of the Carter family gathered.

"What's going on at this hour? Don't you want anyone to sleep? Richard said angrily, having been woken from his bed by the commotion. "Grandpa, get the servant to give me the key. I want to go back to my room. Seeing Richard, Mona immediately. commanded. She had no idea whether Richard was involved in t in this plot.

"Just ask nicely for the key. M No need to make a scene. Give her the key to her room, Richard said to the nearby servant.This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

The servant looked between Stephanie and Richard, looking conflicted, unsure of who to obey

"What's wrong? You won't even give Mona the key I told you to? Don't you want to work here anymore?" Richard said, getting a bit angry when the servant hesitated.

Just as the servant was about to hand over the key to Mona, Stephanie directly stopped her. "No way! Mona can't go back to her room tonight. Lydia is in Maxwell's room."

As soon as Stephanie spoke, everyone understood what she meant. Gordon looked at Mona with glee, and she shot him a glare.

"What's going on here?" Richard asked.

He had considered marrying Lydia off to Maxwell in the past, but since Maxwell had already married Mona, he no longer entertained that t

thought. He only allowed Lydia to stay in the Carter family to have Donald recognize her as his goddaughter.

"Of course, they're both interested in each other. So, Mona, you shouldn't go in there. Whatever anger you have, wait until tomorrow morning to discuss it, Donald said flatly.

me the key, or if you want the Carter family's scandals to hit the headlines. Mona threatened.

Despite hearing so much tonight, Mona still didn't believe that Maxwell would betray her, and in her heart, she thought he wouldn't do this. So, all this must have been Stephanie's doing- saying that, Mona quickly snatched the key from the servant's hands when she wasn't paying attention and rushed to unlock the door.

After

She wanted to see if it was really true that Maxwell and Lydia were interested in others.

In her past life. Maxwell had avenged Mona's death. She refused to believe that Maxwell would betray her.

Richard wanted to stop her, fearing she might witness something she shouldn't, but there was nothing he could do. Mona had already inserted the key, and the door swung open.

The door opened to reveal a messy room, with lamps and books scattered on the floor, along with the clothes the two had worn today.

Lydia on the bed. Her face was exceptionally flushed, and she seemed out of it, her clothes in disarray. t over Lydia.

Mona stepped inside and S Mona in, quickly threw a blanket

Stephanie, who had followed

Stephanie had gone to great lengths for Maxwell and Lydia to be together, even drugging Maxwell, but now that things had turned out this way, I was clear she hadn't succeeded. This left her feeling quite frustrated.

Mona glanced around the room but didn't find Maxwell, which meant nothing had happened between them. Her anxiety. slowly calmed, but not seeing Maxwell made her anxious again, creating a conflict of emotions within her. The room wasn't small, and Mona searched every corner, even checking the closet, but she still couldn't find Maxwell. Her gaze landed on the bathroom.

When she approached, she realized the bathroom door was locked from the inside. Without thinking, she knew it had to be Maxwell inside.

"Maxwell, can you hear me? It's me, Mona," she shouted.

Inside the bathroom, Maxwell was groggy and overheated, feeling as if he might explode. He thought he heard Mona calling his name, but he dismissed it as a hallucination.