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

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

he would be willing to play Albert again. Only after Maxwell nodded did she reply, saying,

big of a deal as going up against Matthew again. Going to school, listening to the

wanted the chance to redeem himself right there and then, so

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

before, whereas Albert had been playing it for years. Albert

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

can leave now, I have some practicing to do." Albert said. Then looking at Mona, he added, "Don't

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step out, Albert suddenly thought of something and blurted out, "Actually, Mona, when Barbara was kicked out of

Barbara had gone to Albert's school to look for him. He could tell that Barbara hadn't had it easy since leaving the Clems. He was afraid to talk to his grandparents about

"Well, yeah, she didn't do anything wrong, but her presence only

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

I see." Albert answered as he lowered his head and looked down at

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

had noticed an obvious

had suggested getting married precisely because she wanted to get back at the shameless pair. Albert asking about Barbara must have put her in a foul

above Mona soon cleared up though, and it was replaced with a calmness. Having been through so much in her life, she understood a simple truth. Life was short, she should live

thank you for helping me out today. You always rescue me when

and wife, after all." Maxwell held Mona's hand firmly. The fact that

through the clouds, Mona was

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 cause any