The Queen's Back

Chapter 101

Barbara observed Lydia's contemplative expression and said, "Since you think my designs are inadequate, I'll take them back and make some revisions, though they might not be as good as Mona's"

After leaving, Barbara glanced back at Lydia and smiled slightly

Barbara thought, 'I don't dare to do that to Mona. But Lydia dos I may let her take care of it.

Lydia sat alone, gazing at the television in the distance, quietly thinking. Yes, as long as Mona is absent that day, she won't have the opportunity to participate in the design competition, and her designs won't get showcased. Whether Barbara's designs could surpass Mona's would no longer matter. It would be my victory

With this thought in mind, Lydia began to devise a plan.

ly chilly

The day before the Nathontown design competition, the sky was overcast, and it was slightly

As soon as she got off work, Mona stood by the road trying to hail a taxi. The cold wind seeped into her sweater, sending shivers down her spine. She had finished work early and wanted to go to the Carter Group to see Maxwell.

While Mont was waiting, a black van suddenly pulled up beside her. Two men jumped out and grabbed Mona, dragging her into the vehicle.

The whole incident was so sudden that Mona didn't even have a chance to scream for help. They covered her mouth and pulled her into the van.

From the time the men got out of the vehicle to when they forced Mora inside, it took mere seconds.

The speed of their actions was so swift that the people around didn't even notice that Mona, who had been waiting for a taxi at the corner, was suddenly gone.

Before Mona was dragged into the van, she hurriedly threw her bracelet on the ground, the one Elara had given her, hoping someone would notice she was gone in time.

clock neared five, Maxwell rubbed his temples after staring

soothe his eyes before closing them for a moment. Then he picked up his phone to inform Mona he was on his way. Once he got into his car, he checked his phone, but there

time, but today felt different. He reassured himself that Mona must have gotten caught up in something, yet a sense of unease gnawed

way to the Clem Group, fearing something might have happened to

didn't see Mona waiting

had left the office at four o'clock, raising more alarms

further deepened Maxwell's suspicions that something

valuable watch outside the Clem

for someone to take Maxwell

Chapter 10t

the staff, while Elara, scared by Maxwell's demeanor

just after four. After clearing the room, Maxwell began to review the footage and saw Mona being dragged into a

it as the one she had given Mona. She was surprised to

didn't engage much with her colleagues, but if someone was sincere with her, she would gradually

felt that Mona genuinely

footage, Maxwell's expression darkened as he immediately called Nigel. "Contact the head of the transportation department and the police chief. We need to find the vehicle that abducted Mona outside the Clem Group immediately." In Nathontown,

of the security

blew in his face, bringing a

once sunny afternoon turned gloomy as if a heavy

grew heavier

through each time, but Mona was different. She had been protected since child, not used to such suffering. If he could, he would gladly take her place. Maxwell steeled himself and resolved to rush to the police station before the rain started, concerned that Bernard and Jane might

had been kidnapped, possibly for ransom

any enemies Mona had, with the only

being unconscious for several hours,