The Queen's Back

Chapter 78

After helping Maxwell back to his room, Mona had him sit on the sofa while she went to get the first-aid kit.

Watching Mona's busy figure, Maxwell felt a warm rush of affection.

When Mona turned back with the kit, her gaze unexpectedly met Maxwell's, and in that moment, it felt as if the person she had seen downstairs was someone entirely different. Mona sat next to Maxwell and took out a cotton swabs from the first-aid kit. After preparing the medicine, she said to him, "Could you move a little closer? I can't quite reach you. Maxwell obediently:

y scooted over, his expressive eyes gazing at her, making Mona feel shy. She quickly diverted her gaze to focus on the corner of his mouth.

His lip was already quite swollen and was still oozing blood.

Seeing this made Mona's heart ache.

She gently touched Maxwell's lip with the cotton swab and said, I'll try to be gentle. Let me know if it hurts too much." Maxwell nodded. From this angle, he could take in Mona's features all at once, her big eyes, long eyelashes, petite nose, and rosy lips. The sensation of their earlier kiss felt vividly fresh in his mind. As he stared at her, Maxwell unconsciously swallowed.

His gaze on Mona intensified as if he wanted to hold her right now.

Lost in his thoughts, Maxwell subtly leaned forward, causing Mona to inadvertently press the cotton swab a little too hard against his lip.

"Maxwell, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. Does it hurt too much? Want me to blow on it?" Mona said apologetically, realizing that the swab had made contact because he had leaned in,

in just as the cotton swab brushed against the corner of his mouth.

straightened up to meet him eye to eye, gazing at his lip. She

did. All the warmth he had known had come from her. "Much better. Blow on it a

this, Mona complied and gently blew on his lip a few

medicine.

feel any better now? Just a band-aid, but it might affect your looks a bit," she said while tidying up the first-aid

quite a while but could only find cartoon-themed ones. Fortunately, Maxwell didn't mind, and somehow, it added a touch of

had seen downstairs. Mona felt she

so as long as you don't mind, it's all

how could I?" After finishing, she put the first-aid kit back in its place and added. "You should go take a shower now. Just be careful not to get the wound wet. By the way, do you

Chapter 78

been for Mona's sudden appearance, distracting him, he wouldn't have taken that punch. But now it seemed like the pain

go over. If she didn't, the relationship she had managed to

Mona leave. As long as she treated his wound first, it meant he held

Albert's room, she hesitated before knocking on

with your husband? Come on in Albert said resentfully. He had grown up with Mona, and it bothered him that, just because she had recently married Maxwell, Maxwell suddenly held a higher status than him. Albert thought. Didn't she see Maxwell pin me to the ground? The first person she checked on

swollen and bruised, with the corner of his mouth injured as well. It was obvious

to persuade Albert to join the army.

it hurt? You can let Maxwell hit you to see how it feels. The fight was because of a bet. If I won, I