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 doesn't

I won't skip classes next week either." He

if he would be willing to play Albert again. Only after Maxwell nodded

hand and made an 'okay' gesture. Nothing was as big of a deal as going up against Matthew again. Going to school, listening to the teacher, doing his

redeem himself right there and then, so this time

playing and losing to Maxwell three times in a row, it was difficult for Albert to make anymore excuses. He knew without a doubt that he was no

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

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

guys can leave now, I have some practicing to do." Albert said. Then looking

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that and pulled Maxwell along with her to leave Albert alone

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blurted out, "Actually, Mona, when Barbara was kicked out of

He was afraid to talk to his grandparents about it directly so

beat, she replied, "Well, yeah, she didn't do anything wrong, but her

shouldn't have been born in the first place, but she couldn't say that to Albert. Especially since

see." Albert answered as he lowered

his half-sister after all. He can't

left Albert's room, Maxwell had noticed an obvious and

Teddy had cheated on her? Maxwell thought that made sense. Mona had suggested getting married precisely because she

above Mona soon cleared up though, and it was replaced with a calmness. Having been through so much

to Maxwell and said, "Maxwell, thank you for helping me out today. You always rescue me when I'm in a

husband and wife, after all." Maxwell held Mona's hand firmly. The fact that Mona was willing to stay

with the morning sunlight peeking through the clouds, Mona was making preparations to go car shopping. Of course, Maxwell

at Mona, who was sitting beside him in the passenger seat, and she nodded at him. Car shopping was