The Queen's Back

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

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Mona didn't take Teddy's hand. Instead, she looked at him like he was a total idiot, her eyes cold and distant. For a moment, Teddy was completely confused.

Just as Teddy was about to push for her to take his hand, Mona took a step back, covering her mouth as if in shock. "Teddy... you... you..." Before Mona could even finish her sentence, Teddy started hearing whispers from the guests. "The Powers family was already out of their league with the Clems, and now there's a cheating scandal? Do they even want this engagement?" "Exactly! And to cheat with his fiancée's cousin? That's outrageous!"

"Is Ms. Clem still going through with the engagement today? If so, I'm free. At least I wouldn't cheat!"

"Look at that-they're even in school uniforms. How much worse can this get for Ms. Clem?"

stood frozen, staring at screen that showed pictures and Barbara kissing, a video them in bed. The private parts were blurred, but it was still

think about how the video get out. All he could do was beg Kona for forgiveness. If she called off the engagement, he'd lose his chance at

the crowd. Barbara had tried to sneak away when the video played, but Ava stopped her. Mona slapped Barbara hard across the

put all her strength into that slap, fueled by anger and the painful memories from her past life. If she could, she'd slap Barbara a few more times just to vent. But no one felt sorry for Barbara. Being the other woman, especially in elite circles, earned her nothing

cheek, stunned. 'How dare Mona slaps me in public over what happened with Teddy?' she thought. Mona shoved Barbara into

sneak around behind my back?" Mona's eyes shimmered with unshed tears, making her look genuinely heartbroken. The guests watched her with sympathy. Meanwhile, her grandparents sent sharp,

with a smirk. "Like mother, like daughter, huh? You really can't be surprised. Poor Mona, though-losing her fiancé like this must be a

what is this? How could your daughter go after Mona's fiancé? Do you

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place in Emily's heart. Since Beatrice was an orphan, the Clem family took her in, raising her

to be a jerk who often beat her when he drank. With nowhere else to go, she returned to the Clem family with her

behind. Bernard Clem and Jane poured all their love for Emily into Mona. Although they had treated Beatrice like a daughter and cared for Barbara too, their priority

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