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

say it

with me. I promise I won't skip classes next week either." He was really itching to have a go at Maxwell again.

play Albert again. Only after Maxwell nodded did she reply, saying, "That can be arranged, as long as you pay attention in

was as big of a deal as going up against Matthew again. Going to school, listening to the teacher, doing his homework?

play the game with Matthew again, he wanted the chance to redeem himself right there and then, so this time

was difficult for Albert to make anymore excuses. He knew without a

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

matter-of-factly. He wouldn't even be

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

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something and blurted out, "Actually, Mona, when Barbara was

to look for him. He could tell that Barbara hadn't had it easy since leaving the Clems. He was afraid to

had vanished and after thinking a beat, she replied, "Well, yeah, she didn't do anything wrong, but her presence only reminded

was that Barbara shouldn't have been born in the first place, but she couldn't say that to Albert. Especially since Mona had put in all this effort to improve her own relationship

Albert answered as he lowered his head and looked down

of course. But Barbara was his half-sister after all. He can't

time they left Albert's room, Maxwell had noticed an obvious and dramatic change

had suggested getting married precisely because she wanted to get back at

much in her life, she understood a simple truth. Life was short,

thank you for helping me out today. You always rescue me when I'm in a

Maxwell held Mona's hand firmly. The fact that Mona was willing to stay by his

the clouds, Mona was making preparations to

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