The Queen's Back

Chapter

62

On this side, after Maxwell and Mona finished kissing, Mona shyly settled into the passenger seat, not wanting to meet Maxwell's gaze.

At first, the initiative was in her hands. She just wanted a quick kiss. But soon, Maxwell took control, and she found herself completely lost in the moment. He pulled her into the passenger seat and closed the car door.

She thought it was over, but Maxwell leaned in for another kiss, this one even more passionate. It felt like he was trying to consume her entirely. Well, she had started it, so she could only accept it.

Yet, as Maxwell kissed her, Mona could distinctly feel his heavy breaths and the possessive grip of his hands. She thought. Is this his way of showing that he is unable to control himself?!

Mona had a lot of questions swirling in her mind but felt too shy to voice them, so she decided to take it one step at a time.

Watching Mona shrink away in the passenger seat, Maxwell wondered if he had overdone it and scared her.

When Mona finally asked that question, he had doubted whether he heard it right. But when her lips came close, filling his nostrils with her scent, he realized it wasn't just his imagination. He believed that Mona had been genuinely moved by his sincerity, which had caused him to lose control. "Grandma just called and asked us to come home today to celebrate your promotion and raise," Maxwell said softly, keeping his eyes on Mona. He noticed her ears turning red, a reaction just for him, and pride swelled in his heart.

honest, her heart was still pounding. The lingering scent of Maxwell made it hard for her to regain

the Clem family. Maxwell gallantly opened the car door for Mona, helping her out and then taking

he had placed his hand on

Maxwell did too. After all these years of harboring feelings for her, having

Let's go inside, Mona replied softly, pulling Maxwell toward the garden. Out

distance. The autumn evening glow enveloped her, creating a

busy with designs this week that she hadn't quality time

us some coffee. Jane warmly

Mona smiled, feeling like a child again in the presence of her grandparents, free to express her

could feel

how, in her past life, Polly had been hit by a car around this time.

Chapter 62

was somehow tied to Barbara and Beatrice. Now, Barbara and Beatrice had been driven out of the Clem family, so

She was quite pleased with the idea of Mona marrying Maxwell, and he had done nothing to disappoint her since their wedding. He treated Mona exceptionally well. "You're right. No matter how busy I am, I'll bring Mona back once a week, Maxwell said seriously. At the Clem family, he felt a sense of relaxation that he didn't experience at the Carter family, so he didn't mind going back