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,

by Mona, which made him lean in just as the

his lip. She softly blew a couple of times and then asked, "Does that

had ever treated him with such tenderness as Mona did. All the warmth he had known had come from her. "Much better. Blow on

complied and gently blew on his lip a few more times before finishing applying the

medicine.

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

could only find cartoon-themed ones. Fortunately, Maxwell didn't mind, and somehow,

on Maxwell's cold expression she had seen downstairs. Mona felt she must have been mistaken. He couldn't be cute

as long as you don't mind,

added. "You should go take a shower now. Just be careful not to get the wound

Chapter 78

him, he wouldn't have taken that punch. But

I'll go check on Albert next door. He seems to be hurt quite badly," Mona said, wanting to go

treated his wound first, it meant he held a bit more importance in

room, she hesitated before knocking

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

Albert half-reclined on the bed, his cheek swollen and bruised, with the corner

Maxwell fighting?" Mona asked. Maxwell had only come to persuade Albert to

how it feels. The fight was because of a bet. If I won, I wouldn't have to go to the army, and if I