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.

They all wanted to see what this year's designs were

a mask, followed Leander backstage. Haley held a dress designed

all kinds of people. It would not be an exaggeration to say that there was a sea of people here

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

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

that sent contestants. Excluding some cities that did not participate, there were hundreds of groups in

out among these people was not

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

her direct mentee participating in the competition, that mentee's

"Mona, what should I do? I'm so nervous." This was the first time she

at so many people made her

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

you can still smile. Well, I'm really more concerned about the outcome than a contestant." Hearing

phone rang, and

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

Maxwell, you've arrived, huh?" Mona

at

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

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

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

at odds

moment he

bouquet of

and hugged her. He said aggrievedly, "If I keep counting the days on my fingers, I won't

the entrance, there were only the two of them tightly embracing each other with no one else around.

instinctively leaned toward the edge of the bed when she slept. Previously, that spot was occupied