The Queen's Back

"Barbara, were you the one who tipped off the entertainment reporters yesterday?" Brendan asked.

Despite asking a question, his tone was certain. He played with the walnut in his hand, and it rolled again and again in his hand.

Barbara thought she had been discreet when she contacted the reporters, but she didn't expect the man in front of her to call her out directly.

For a moment, she felt a bit conflicted.

'The man in front of me doesn't look like someone to be trifled with,' she thought.

Rather than hiding and being exposed in the end, she reckoned it was better to just admit it outright. "Yes," she said.

'If this man didn't have any evidence, he wouldn't have sent someone to the hotel to fetch me,' she thought. 'All I know is that he's the man in the bathroom yesterday. I don't know anything else.' "You admit it very quickly," Brendan said.

"Since you called me over, doesn't that mean you already know?" Barbara replied with a question as she looked at Brendan with her big, innocent eyes.

Brendan warned, "Just this once. Before you do anything next time, think about your identity."

He was only doing this out of consideration for the fact that Barbara was Mona's cousin.

Barbara was still in a daze as she was led out of the villa.

She thought she would have to come up with an excuse for herself again, but unexpectedly, she ended up leaving just like that.

She had to think carefully before she did anything next time.

Six days was neither long nor short. Time passed as Maxwell counted the days on his fingers.

Noretin Design Competition was held in a lecture hall in downtown Noretin, which could accommodate over ten thousand people.

spectators one after another. They all wanted to see what

backstage. Haley held a dress designed by Mona. It was tightly

not be an exaggeration

Haley, and Elara went straight to their

carefully removed the dust bag from the gown. They did it very gently, afraid of damaging the

Design Competition this time. The top three from each city took part, and there were several hundred cities that sent contestants. Excluding some cities that did not participate, there were hundreds of groups in the first showcase

among these people was

a direct mentee of Danielle participating in this competition at Noretin. Danielle was almost retired, but her reputation in

was her direct mentee participating in the competition, that mentee's skills should

I do? I'm so nervous." This was

looking at so many people

round, with so many spectators, someone may like our gown. We can then sell it for a good price. When we go back, we can still have a nice meal." She thought, 'If I don't win this time, I'll come

even at this juncture, you can still smile. Well, I'm really more concerned about the outcome than a

rang, and she guessed it

up her phone and glanced. As expected, Maxwell's name

arrived, huh?"

I'm at

Mona spoke, she gestured for Elara and Haley to keep an eye on the gown. Then, she strode

six days since Mona last saw Maxwell. Even though she did not say it out loud, she missed him

Mona immediately saw Maxwell standing at the entrance. As usual, he

odds with his

moment he

bouquet of roses

my fingers, I won't be able

space at the entrance, there were only the two of them tightly embracing each other with no one else around. "I missed you too,"

toward the edge of the bed when she slept. Previously, that spot was occupied by Maxwell. When she