The Queen's Back

Chapter 167

Mona took a deep breath and walked inside. She could not help but wonder if, had she been reborn a few years earlier, she might have saved her mother-just as Polly had survived after Beatrice and her mother were driven out of the family. Mona also wondered if Polly had discovered something in her past life that led to her death. Lost in thought, she walked numbly forward. When she reached the door, she relied on her memories to retrieve a key from a vase. Suddenly, she noticed a black object wedged between the vase and the wall. Curiously, she picked it up. It was a phone covered in dust. After wiping it clean, she realized it looked like Emily's phone. Mona's eyes widened. After Emily's accident, no one could find her phone. They had assumed it was lost in the crash, but now it seemed that Emily had not had the phone on her when the accident happened.

The phone had fallen into a rather ingenious position, squeezed into a corner by the vase and the wall, protected from exposure to the elements.

Mona wondered if she should take it back and get someone to repair it. Perhaps there was data inside that could lead to an unexpected discovery.

With that thought, Mona put the phone into her pocket, took out the key, opened the door, and walked in

She walked around the room, noticing traces of Emily's life still there: skincare products on the dressing table, clothes in the wardrobe, and a painting on the wall alongside Emily's design drafts.

After looking around and finding no evidence, Mona saw that it was getting late. She closed the door to the small cabin and returned to her room.

As she headed upstairs, she happened to see Barbara coming out of her room. When she saw Mona, she smiled, a smug expression on her face.

Mona did not want to deal with Barbara, so she pretended not to see her and walked toward her room. However, Barbara seemed determined to get in her way. Whenever Mona moved left, Barbara moved left; when she went right, Barbara followed. Already short-tempered, Mona grew annoyed after a couple of rounds of this. With a sharp voice, she asked, "Barbara, what are you doing?"

Barbara glanced toward the open study door and flashed a malicious smile at Mona before quickly hiding it. Despite the smile vanishing, her eyes remained locked on Mona, full of intent.

been the type to play dirty, pretending to be innocent while plotting something underhanded. Looking at where they stood near the staircase, Mona realized the danger. The spot was precarious, and she recalled how she'd fallen from there once before-she

all my fault, Barbara said pitifully, though her eyes betrayed her smugness. "I shouldn't have come home again or stolen Grandpa's affection from you. Please don't blame me. I

planning to frame her. Barbara was putting in quite the effort to get her into trouble. When Barbara approached. Mona gritted her teeth and

taken such an unexpected turn. She should be rolling down

walked out of the study. Maxwell had

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Chapter 167

A gentle touch could hurt her; now, she was rolling down the stairs. How painful

he passed Barbara, he knocked her back, causing her to hit the handrail The impact was

had been through a trial. Her hand, still protecting Emily's phone, pressed painfully against her side,

Barbara's trap, she

wasn't worth it-winning the battle but

her

"Where are the

looked up at Maxwell's worried face as she was gently cradled in his arms. Hearing the tremor in his voice when he called

right now. Just rest. How can you be fine after tumbling down such a high staircase?" Maxwell replied,

door open and placed Mona on the bed, still shouting, "Where's the doctor? Why isn't the doctor here yet?" To ensure that Bernard's health was monitored, the Clem family hired a family doctor in case anything

family heard that Mona had rolled down