The Queen's Back

Chapter

47

When Albert saw Maxwell moving his character back a little, he thought it was a good opportunity for him to make his move and win the game. He increased his character's speed and dashed directly to the front of Maxwell's character. Seeing this, Mona felt her heart jump in her throat. She clasped her hands together as if in prayer and her eyes stayed glued

to the screen.

Maxwell could see Mona's expression in his peripheral vision and said calmly to her, "Don't be nervous. We're not gonna lose."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Maxwell made a sudden turn and dodged Albert's attack. At the same moment, he landed a counterattack on Albert, and the health bar on Albert's character shortened.

Faced with this unprecedented situation, Albert felt his nerves on edge. It was something he'd never felt before, and it distracted him enough that he even pressed the wrong buttons twice in a row.

The more flustered Albert became, the more calm Maxwell and Mona were.

In the end, as to be expected, the game finished with Albert losing.

Mona looked at the word 'Victory' on her screen and literally jumped up in excitement towards Maxwell, throwing her arms around his neck and shouting, "We won, we won, you're so amazing Maxwell!"

A desire to win was every human's basic instinct, and Maxwell's victory plus Mona's reaction to it stirred determination for revenge.

up Albert's

Maxwell looked up to see Mona's happy face. He gently held on to her arm, afraid she'd fall over in her excitement. "Wait, let's have another round, I wasn't in my best form." Albert looked between the two of them and then back at the word 'Defeat' on his screen. He didn't want to admit that he had actually lost.

Mona shook her head at Albert and said, "No way, a loss is a loss, you

Farn week esn't

it

classes next week either." He was really itching to have a go at Maxwell

be willing to play Albert again. Only

and made an 'okay' gesture. Nothing was as big of a deal as going up against Matthew again. Going to

wait another week to play the game with Matthew again, he wanted the chance to redeem himself right there and then, so this time he promised to get better scores on his next weekly

a row, it was difficult for Albert to make anymore excuses. He knew without a doubt that he was no match for

game." Albert said, impressed. Maxwell hadn't played the game much before, whereas Albert had been playing it for years. Albert had to chalk

your sister." Maxwell said matter-of-factly. He wouldn't even be playing this game if it

now, I have some practicing to do." Albert said. Then looking at Mona, he added, "Don't worry, I'm a man of

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step out, Albert suddenly thought of something and blurted out, "Actually, Mona,

since leaving the Clems. He was afraid to talk to his grandparents about it directly so he could only

the abrupt topic. The smile on her face had vanished and after thinking a beat, she replied, "Well, yeah, she didn't do anything wrong, but her

born in the first place, but she couldn't say that to Albert.

lowered his head and

Barbara was his half-sister after all. He can't just cut off relations with her for the

left Albert's room, Maxwell had

cheated on her? Maxwell thought that made sense. Mona had

a calmness. Having been through so much in her life, she understood

said, "Maxwell, thank you for helping me out today. You always rescue me when I'm in a pinch, and I've never once

firmly. The fact that Mona was willing to

Mona was making preparations to go car shopping. Of course, Maxwell accompanied

Nigel, who informed him that there was an important document that needed his signature. Maxwell shot a glance at Mona, who was sitting beside him in the passenger seat, and she nodded at him. Car shopping was simply an errand on her to-do list. Maxwell's work and company affairs naturally took the highest priority. She didn't want to