The Queen's Back

Chapter 103

As the man met Mona's sparkling gaze, he felt his cheeks heat up involuntarily and replied, "Of course."

Mona smiled at him, patting her chest as if calming herself after a scare. "That's good. You four are decent people. Well...

Before she could finish, Mona suddenly clutched her stomach, her brows knitting together, and her complexion turning even paler. Not knowing what was wrong, the man realized she must be feeling unwell,

The person who hired them had specifically instructed that they must not harm Mona in any way. Even the slightest bump or bruise would be considered their fault. If anything were to happen to Mona's health, he would have no way to defend himself. "What's with you?"

Mona squeezed her legs together and said, "My stomach really hurts. Can you take me somewhere to relieve myself?" He looked around, but the place was empty, and there was nowhere nearby for her to go. It felt awkward. Suddenly, he remembered the grove outside the warehouse. It could serve as a place for Mona to relieve herself.

Perhaps Mona's harmless appearance gave the man the impression that she wouldn't try to escape, which made him feel more at ease.

He led her to the small grove outside the warehouse, allowing her to go on her own.

Since it was still raining outside, he took off his jacket for her to use as a shield against the rain.

"Go ahead, I'll keep an eye on you. Don't think about running away," he said, handing her his coat.

Before entering. Mor

Maybe it

"Yeah, I'll wait right here to protect the vulnerable, combined with the fact that he was being pulled along by such a beautiful woman, the man felt proud.

Mona anxiously tugged at his sleeve and said. It's really dark. I'm a little scared. Just stand close by. Okay?" it was instinct for him

Hurry up: king fearful, stepped into the grove.

he

her stomach

back to look at the

eager to escape. She found a large tree to crouch behind. Crouching down, Mona

When

him lighting a cigarette, she quickly stood up

the trees were dense, the rain was pouring, and thunder rumbled.

raced with fear as she ran with all

masked her

lier pace, running in the darkness, following

later as the rain intensified, the man called

was genuinely worried about Mona, who had been feeling unwell before. If she caught a cold from the

something was off, he

stirred. It was eerily

tricked by Mona and angrily

quickly pulled

out his phone to contact his accomplices, telling them she had

even though winter was approaching. She was already struggling to run

scraping her knees against the ground, causing

Mona couldn't

got back up and continued her flight through the night. Though the grove wasn't large, reaching the

hoped for for a stroke of

The moment

she

help her or that Maxwell had sent someone to find her. The rain streamed down her hair, and her eyelids felt ad

impossibly heavy.

had gone to buy food. She didn't dare take the chance and

vehicle drew closer, she peered forward. The