The Queen's Back

Mona said to Leander with a smile, completely ignoring Barbara beside him, "Thanks for your encouragement, Mr. Ford. I hope to bring honor to Nathontown too." "Alright," Leander said. "Make Clem Group proud. Make Nathontown proud. I've got high hopes for you."

When Mona first joined Clem Group, Leander had a low opinion of her.

But after she designed a gown for Artemis and participated in the Nathontown Design Competition, his view of Mona completely changed.

Mona was very likely the dark horse of the Design Competition this time, rising all the way to the top.

She nodded at Leander and walked straight to the backstage.

As Barbara looked at Mona's slender and determined back, she smiled faintly.

It was almost indistinct. If one did not look carefully, one would not be able to notice at all.

"Mr. Ford, I'll go draw the competition order now," she said.

Upon getting Leander's approval, Barbara walked toward the staff.

After a long wait and rising tension, the long-awaited Noretin Design Competition began with enthusiastic applause.

Sitting in the contestants' area, Mona looked at Maxwell across the stage. He immediately smiled at Mona, his lips slightly parted. Then, he looked at the beautiful roses in his arms.

It was Mona who asked Maxwell to hold them for her. She asked him to give them to her when she came off the stage.

Across the stage, Mona could see clearly that Maxwell was mouthing, "Honey, go for it."

After understanding what Maxwell was trying to communicate, Mona nodded at him.

As the opening speech concluded and the applause faded, the designs from each designer began to be showcased.

There were designs in red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, blue, purple, black, white, gray, and neon... Every color found in nature was used. The styles of the gowns also varied greatly. It depended on whose design was ingenious and would capture the attention of the spectators and the judges.

as one gown after another was showcased on stage, with each designer given

three minutes were crucial. It depended on what designers said to make

two groups of twenty gowns, the one that left

only took a few dozen seconds to introduce the gown. "This is a black wedding

this one sentence that made Mona involuntarily think of a

was time for the third group, and Mona was about

onto the stage with a smile. Her

skirt flared out,

her design

vibrant colors meant to her. It was also her attitude toward life, which was filled with positivity

back in time, she wanted to live a dazzling life, like a rainbow

is our fifth contestant from the third group, Mona, presenting her design, 'Color.' Let's give her a warm

applause came from the spectators, accompanied by murmurs

gown is so beautiful.

is, it makes me feel good just

among all the gowns I've seen. I'll reserve it first. After the competition, I

coincidence. I like

to snatch it from me, are

like it too, so let's compete

In the sea of people, she spotted Maxwell sitting in the front row at

initial motivation for designing this gown is my

uttered a remark, a young judge from the panel stood up and interrupted her, saying, "You have been

discussions immediately broke out among the spectators. They were all wondering what

surprise. Of course, Mona would not walk off the stage right away. Gripping the microphone

someone who would accept unfair treatment without seeking justice. There was no way she would comply and give up on the Design Competition, which she had been

did not

If I were to say it out in