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.

hall was filled with spectators one after another. They all wanted to see what this year's designs were like and which lucky person could

held a dress

way, they met all kinds of people. It would not be an exaggeration to say that

they reached the backstage area, Mona, Haley, and Elara went straight to their

removed the dust bag from the gown. They did it very

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

out among these people was not an easy

Danielle participating in this competition at Noretin. Danielle was almost retired, but her reputation in the fashion industry continued to

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

nervous." This was the first time she had seen such a scene in

at so many people

already prepared. Even if we don't get a ranking in the first 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 back next year. After all, I have plenty of

juncture, you can still smile. Well, I'm really more concerned about the outcome than a contestant." Hearing Mona say this made her racing heart calm down a

Mona's phone rang, and she guessed it

and glanced. As expected, Maxwell's name appeared on the screen. Mona

Maxwell, you've arrived, huh?"

at the

you." As Mona spoke, she gestured for Elara and

Even though

immediately saw Maxwell standing at the entrance. As usual, he was dressed in a black suit, but today, he

somewhat at odds

moment he saw

the bouquet of

keep counting the days on my fingers,

entrance, there were

bed when she slept. Previously, that spot was occupied by