The Queen's Back

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Mona smiled faintly. She definitely wasn't going to mention how she'd invited Maxwell to share the bed with her twice last night. If she did. Jane would probably scold her for being too forward.

That afternoon, Mona used her planned meetup with Ava as a cover to take Barbara's and Jeremy's hair samples to a private hospital for a paternity test. Once she had the results, she planned to cause some real trouble for them.

The test results would take some time. After going through necessary procedures, Mona decided to hold off on heading home. She planned to meet Ava at a cafe, then do some shopping and pick up some nice clothes. After all, looking good might catch Maxwell's eye a bit more. People do notice appearances, after all. Mona waited for a while, but instead of Ava, she ran into Teddy-the jerk himself. The moment Teddy saw Mona, he was stunned. 'Is this really the same Mona I know? She looks amazing today.' He thought. Back when they were together, she always wore odd outfits and her hair was a mess.

As Teddy remembered how his father had just chewed him out earlier that day, anger surged inside him. He thought, 'All I did was sleep with another woman, and Mona made it a huge deal! Now she's even engaged to Maxwell. That's a real blow to my pride. "Mona, what a coincidence." Teddy flashed his trademark charming smile, the kind that usually made girls swoon. Even though he was out of college, he still had that boy-next-door, heartthrob vibe. In her past life, Mona might have fallen for his smooth talk and good looks, but now, she just found him greasy and insincere. "Mr. Powers, don't call me that. My fiancé might get jealous if he hears you," Mona said coolly

chance! I was drunk and mistook Barbara for you. You're the only one care about, I swear!"

school, she had always been chasing after him, giving him the best of everything. He thought he'd just made a common mistake and that a little sweet talk would

Trying to be the third wheel?" Mona laughed. "If that's the

guy here trying to be a homewrecker." "Mona, don't be like this. I'm really sorry. I won't ever do anything like that

them.

then, Maxwell walked into the café. His gaze immediately found Mona in her light blue dress. But when he saw Teddy holding her hand, his mood darkened. Anger flashed across his face, and his hands clenched into fists. Maxwell marched over, silently watching Feeling the icy tension, Mona quickly stood up and pointed at Teddy. "Shameless! You want to be the other man? Well, I wouldn't even look your way." Her words about Teddy being a'third wheel' caught the attention of several people in the café. Seeing Maxwell arrive, Mona abandoned all pretense and threw herself imo his arms, wrapping her arms around his waist. "Maxwell, this third wheel is trying to steal your fiancée. What are we going to do about it?" she said with a playful pout. Maxwell stiffened at the sudden hug, his breath catching as he felt her warmth. But he quickly got into character, saying, "Someone wants to play

then instructed his assistant, Nigel, to make sure the Carter Group snatched a few more deals from the Powers Group. Mona couldn't help but laugh. Maxwell definitely knew how to

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