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,

at fault. He had been momentarily captivated by Mona, which made him lean in just as the cotton swab brushed against the corner of his mouth. "It's nothing,

at his lip. She softly blew a couple of times

no one had ever treated him with such tenderness as Mona did. All the warmth he had known had come from her. "Much better. Blow on it

on his lip a

medicine.

affect your looks a bit," she said while tidying up the

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

expression she had seen downstairs. Mona felt she must

me, so as long as you don't mind,

I?" After finishing, she put the first-aid kit back in its place and added. "You should go take a shower now.

Chapter 78

him, he

go over. If she didn't, the relationship she had managed to improve with Albert over the past few days

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

she hesitated before knocking on the door.

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 was Maxwell, not me. I have punched Maxwell, and although Maxwell has retaliated with a few punches and kicks, it's clear

the bed, his cheek swollen and bruised, with the corner of his mouth injured as well. It

fighting?" Mona asked. Maxwell had only come to persuade Albert to join the army. And she didn't know how things had escalated to a brawl in the

hurt? You can let Maxwell hit you to see how it feels. The fight was because of a bet. If I won, I wouldn't have