The Queen's Back

Chapter 147

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"Don't worry. You won't need your husband to come and get you I'll knock you out and carry you home myself!" Ava said. She then downed a glass of liquor. Feeling the drink wasn't strong enough, she poured herself another.

Meanwhile, Artemis had already downed hers in one gulp, while Mona hesitated before taking a small sip. Under the watchful eyes of her friends, she nervously finished her drink.

After that, Ava got drunk and started complaining about Bud. Seeing Ava heartbroken over her unrequited love, Mona felt a deep pang of sorrow.

Mona's time travel might have changed Ava's fate of dying on the operating table, but she couldn't give Ava the life she truly deserved. For instance, after Bud saved Ava, she developed feelings for him. Unfortunately, Bud did not return her feelings. "Ava, maybe you should let go of Bud?" Mona suggested, not wanting to see her friend drown her sorrows in alcohol.

Ava shook her head firmly. "No, unless he has a girlfriend. As long as he's single, I won't give up. I've lived more than twenty years, and he's the only man who's ever caught my heart."

She recalled lying on a cold bed, and Bud's arrival felt like a divine rescue, leaving her captivated from that moment on.

"Ava, stop drinking. You're already drunk," Artemis urged.

Artemis had acted in many films and TV shows, often becoming emotionally invested in the characters' love stories. In reality, she had never experienced love herself.

might be because she

When I'm drunk, I can dream. And in my dreams, I'll see Bud," Ava murmured as she

to say. Artemis simply joined Ava in drinking, while Mona thought, 'If Ava

filled with smoke and the smell of alcohol. Maxwell grew increasingly irritated, wondering if Mona had finished hanging out with her friends. He was eager to find an excuse to

"Jessica, come here and pour Mr. Carter

Maxwell

he was imagining things. The woman, Jessica Blunt, looked strikingly similar

said, sidling up to Maxwell. As she leaned in to pour the

rumors about Maxwell's disinterest in women were false.

woman who resembled Mona. But as Nico watched, Maxwell suddenly pushed Jessica aside,

thought giving her first time to him wasn't a bad idea. It was better than selling herself

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to pour Maxwell a drink, she hadn't hesitated to make her

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to this option because of her recent financial struggles. Being pushed to the ground like that made her feel humiliated. She bit her lower

tolerated her this long because she bore a slight resemblance to Mona. When her leg had brushed against his, he had given her a chance, moving away slightly. However, she

hand before coldly saying, "I'm already married, so I

board members, all eager to curry favor with Maxwell, didn't dare help Jessica

him for the whole situation. He had been the

room. Once she was gone, the private room

Mona's contact. He sent her a message: [Mona, I think I might be a little drunk.