The Queen's Back

Chapter 79

The more Mona thought about it, the more she felt it was possible, and a sense of fear crept into her heart. She thought about how she wanted to

urn every day, but now that she was married to Maxwell, that wouldn't work. If the Carter family found out, they would be dissatisfied with Mona's doing. "Yeah, I know I won't be used to it in the army either. So, how about pleading with Maxwell for me? Albert said, holding onto a last sliver of hope.

Given Maxwell's indulgence toward Mona, if she really pleaded for him, Albert thought there might be a staying.

a good chance of

"No way. You going to the army will only bring benefits to you, no harm. Mona decisively rejected him. She could never bear to watch Albert waste his life away in rehab. "You don't really care about me. You won't even help me with this little thing," Albert complained.

Mona sighed and said, "Albert, it's not about whether I help you or not. You lost the bet yourself. Do you really expect me to use my charm to bail you out? A man should keep his word." Though, inreality, she had no charm to sacrifice, as Maxwell didn't respond to her at all.

"Fine, I'll go to the army. Just get out. I want to sleep, Albert said. He'd go and return even more capable, then he would take Maxwell down a notch and let him feel the taste of being beaten

Afier Mona helped Albert turn off the lights and closed the door behind her, she returned to her room, still pondering whether Jeremy would harm her grandparents.

She realized she couldn't take that risk. They were her family, the light of her life.

"Mona, what are you thinking about? You look so lost." As soon as Maxwell came out of the bathroom, he noticed Mona sitting motionless on the sofa, deep in thought.

"I was thinking about how lonely it would be for my grandparents to live in such a big villa once Albert goes to the army. You know

my

wishing to bring her grandparents over to live with her but fearing Maxwell

would want to Mona knew that this plan wasn't a long-term solution, but she could only take it one step at a time. "Why don't you ask your grandparents if they want to

Mona's feelings for her grandparents. But he loved Mona, and the people she cared about mattered to him too. That was what it meant to love someone along

have to plead to get Maxwell to agree, but he surprised her by readily

course! As long

truly like hitting the jackpot!" Maxwell was unexpectedly taken aback by her sudden intimacy but wrapped his arms around her waist to keep

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day she didn't

the armed that Albert i due to Maxwell and gave him

change of heart was

felt dissatisfied with Bernard's decision but said nothing. He

this household, Jeremy held the least power and figured

about wanting her grandparents to come stay with her for a while. Bernard gently refused, stating he didn't want to leave the

stay.

the issue and could only think of visiting often. Before leaving with Maxwell, she specifically reminded Polly to keep an eye

a moment, Mona felt she had been too radical in her thoughts the night before. If Jeremy had wanted to harm her grandparents, he would have done it long ago. It seemed he only wanted the shares of the Clem Group Bernard arranged for Albert to go to the army and contacted someone

he shot a resentful glance at Maxwell, blaming Maxwell for provoking him into a bet that led him to the army where he would

to ignore Albert's resentful gaze, his eyes

felt a tightness in her chest, as if something was