The Queen's Back

Chapter 14

Teddy didn't even look at the message when it came in. He was too busy fooling around in bed with Barbara. He had to admit, he was really into her body and that soft, delicate voice-it just made him want to push her around even more. 41%

After some intense action, Teddy lay back, holding Barbara close and playing with her hair. He thought to himself that Barbara was indeed good company. If it were up to him, he'd consider sticking with her long-term.

But he couldn't shake the memory of Mona's tempting look at the café. It stirred up a craving in him. Mona had always been so conservative. Even after dating for years, all they ever did was hold hands; she wouldn't let him kiss her, insisting she'd save everything for their wedding night.

Back then, he thought it was beneath him to push her and was fine with waiting. But now, seeing how irresistible she looked and considering they'd been together for four years, he figured she should be his at least once.

"What are you thinking about, Teddy?" Barbara's fingers traced his lips teasingly. Honestly, if Maxwell weren't in the picture, Teddy would have been her top choice for a husband. But with Mona landing someone like Maxwell, Barbara felt Teddy just didn't measure up. In this life, all Barbara wanted was to outshine Mona. If Mona liked something, Barbara wanted it too. She'd taken Teddy just because Mona liked him, and now that Mona was engaged to Maxwell, she wanted him too.

"Nothing much, just wondering what wild thing Mona might be up to now," Teddy replied, "If we don't get her in check, we'll never get her shares of Clem Group." He thought, 'If I could take over Clem Group and merge it with Powers Group, what would I have to worry about from the Carter Group?

"Exactly, Teddy. You should really work on winning her over. I'm just hoping to get some of the leftovers from your feast," Barbara said playfully, nudging him on. She had set up today's café meeting to give Teddy a chance to patch things up with Mona. But to her surprise, Mona wasn't playing along at all, bluntly kicking Teddy out.

"Yeah, if I manage to get a full meal, I'll save some soup for you," Teddy grinned, giving Barbara a kiss on the cheek.

A few hours later, Teddy finally saw Quinn's message. When he saw that Mona had bought a suit for Maxwell, he was furious. She used to pick out all his clothes, including the suit he was wearing today. The thought of her doing that for another man drove him crazy. That suit should've been his.

Where does that leave me?" In a fit of anger, he kicked the table, feeling both helpless and enraged. Barbara quickly got out of

have a strong relationship anyway. If you plant some doubt in Maxwell's mind, he might even eall off the engagement. After all, what man can stand to see

day. Mona had agreed to get the marriage license without hesitation, and he even let his secretary off

marrying someone else to get back at me?

feed often, but today he was feeling unusually cheerful and decided to scroll through it. He saw Teddy's post and immediately took a screenshot, ready to confront Mona. Were they

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chickened out. What if she replied, (Yes, I do regret it]? That would crush him. Better to act like he didn't

had no clue about the drama. She was busy admiring the suit in her closet. Among her colorful dresses, the silver-gray suit stood out, giving her

to hand it to Maxwell directly she needed a good excuse. But after brainstorming all night, she couldn't come up with one. By the next morning, she woke up with dark circles under

Then she noticed it was sent at 3 a.m. Did he stay up all night?' she wondered. Her heart raced. Maxwell was more eager than she'd expected. She quickly replied. [OK, see you

serum, eye cream, primer, foundation... she used everything she had. Finally, she put on a white blouse with a short skirt and let