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,

been momentarily captivated by Mona, which made him lean in just as the cotton swab brushed against the corner of his mouth.

eye to eye, gazing at his lip. She softly blew a couple of times and then asked,

warmth he had known had come from her. "Much better. Blow

hearing this, Mona complied and gently blew on his lip a few more times before finishing

medicine.

might affect your looks a bit,"

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

she must have

who sees me, so as long

so 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

Chapter 78

If it hadn't been for Mona's sudden appearance, distracting him, he wouldn't have taken that punch. But now

He seems to be hurt quite badly," Mona said, wanting to go over. If she didn't, the relationship she

first, it meant he held a bit more importance in her heart, and

Albert's room, she hesitated before knocking on the door. "It's

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

the corner of his mouth injured as

only come to persuade Albert to join the army. And she didn't know how things had escalated to a brawl in

you to see how it feels. The fight was because of a bet. If I won,