The Queen's Back

Chapter

51

Mona's eyes locked with Maxwell's, a silent understanding passing between them. With urgency propelling her, she slipped into his car, Nigel at the wheel, ready to rush her to the hospital. As Mona disappeared from view, Maxwell turned to his brother, Gordon. His voice dropped to a menacing whisper, "Gordon, Mona is off-limits. Cross that line, and you might not live to regret it."

The threat hung in the air, Maxwell's hands casually in his pockets, exuding an aura of power that made Gordon's blood run cold. This wasn't the little brother he used to bully; this was someone dangerous.

"You wouldn't dare kill me, would you? Grandfather would never let you get away with it. I'm the eldest son of the Carter family. And you? You're nothing but a bastard." Gordon sputtered, trying to mask his fear with bravado. But as Maxwell's icy stare bore into him, Gordon felt sweat beading on his palms. The realization that this 'bastard' might be capable of anything sent a shiver down his spine. "Kill you? I I wouldn't t dirty my hands," Maxwell

As if on cue, police sirens wailed in the distance, drawing ay in line, and you'll live comfortably. Step out of line... well, you're welcome to find out what happens."

in the

closer to deal with the accident scene.

Nigel's driving was steady and and smooth, maintaining a a constant speed. It wasn't long before Mona reached the hospital, where she quickly made her way to Ava's room.

Meanwhile, Nigel's steady driving soon brought Mona to the hospital. As she hurried towards Ava's room, a familiar silhouette caught her eye-Soren Sterling, the man who had stolen Ava's heart in her past life. Anxiety gripped Mona. Had Ava already met him in this life too?

Before she could dwell on it, Mona reached Ava's room. Through the open door, she saw Ava's smile-innocent and naive, eerily reminiscent of how Mona herself once looked at Teddy in her previous life.

Mona stood frozen in the doorway of Ava's hospital room, a wave of fear and helplessness washing over her. Despite her second chance at life, was she still powerless to prevent Ava's fate on the operating table? Mona

sat by Ava's hospital bed, her heart heavy with the weight of her knowledge. Ava's pale face bore a smile, but Mona could only see the shadow of what might come to pass. She gripped Ava's hand tightly, as if she could anchor her friend to this safer present. "Ava, are you alright? How did this accident happen?" Mona asked, her voice laced with concern.

accident. I lost my

grew. The story was all too familiar-a kind stranger, apologetic and caring. When Ava mentioned

"Ava,"

who hit you?" Deep down, she already knew the answer, but she needed to hear it

with a girlish shyness that made Mona's heart ache. "The man who hit me

echoed in Mona's mind, each repetition like a hammer blow. Her grip on Ava's hand tightened unconsciously as memories

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what's wrong? You're hurting me!" Ava's voice cut through Mona's spiraling

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them eye-level between them. Her gaze locked onto Ava's, intense and unwavering. "Ava, do you

They had been friends

stay away from Soren. He's not a good man. If you

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reaction was laughter, the warning so unexpected and extreme. But as she met Mona's intense

joke about something like this?" Mona's eyes never left Ava's, conveying

Áva understood. This wasn't a joke. She nodded slowly,

hand tighter. "I mean it, Ava. Soren may seem nice now, but

but it was hard to reconcile them with the kind man she had just

that her warning had

She was about to inquire