The Queen's Back

Chapter 228

"Alright, I'm coming!" Mona said.

Seeing the fresh grapes and feeling the warmth of the sun, she suddenly craved their cool sweetness.

In the yard, a chair sat in the shade of a peach tree, where sunlight filtered softly through the leaves, casting dappled shadows. Under Danielle's guidance, Mona and Haley took their seats. "Here, try some. I grew these myself. Are they sweet?" Danielle asked, placing a bowl of washed grapes in front of them.

"Well, don't mind if I do!" Mona said, reaching for a grape.

"No need to be shy. Go on, eat! Haley, you too!" Danielle encouraged them warmly.

Her orchard was overflowing with fruit-she could never finish it all on her own, so she loved sharing the harvest with Mona and others.

Mona bit into a grape, savoring its juicy sweetness. It was so refreshing she couldn't stop herself from reaching for more

Haley, who wasn't big on fruits and veggies, hesitated at first but decided to give it a shot.

She popped one in and realized it wasn't bad-actually, it was pretty good. She even grabbed another one.

With Haley around, there was no awkward silence, just easy conversation and laughter. Danielle seemed so happy.

A few minutes later, Jesse and his juniors showed up. Before they even walked in, they could hear everyone laughing inside.

I wondered why it was so lively today. Mona must be here," Jesse said with a grin as he placed a freshly caught fish on the ground.

grab some grapes!"

mom, Emily Clem, who had been Danielle's favorite student. They had a close bond with Emily, so seeing

around in the courtyard, chatting, laughing, and swapping stories-it was one of those

The countryside had its own magic-no city noise, just the quiet charm that filled her senses and made her feel right at

then, an unexpected visitor showed up. Molly knocked on the door, stepping in with an uneasy

the second she saw Mona, laughing and surrounded by friends, her expression shifted. Her guilt quickly turned

found out it'd be years down the line. Molly thought she could just apologize then, and if Danielle forgave her, great; if not, no big deal. By

posted on Twitter saying she hadn't accepted any new disciples in years, and now people online were calling Molly a

Reed, Danielle's

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Molly resentful and cornered as she

he thought if he introduced Molly and said a few nice things, he

yell or throw him out after Molly left, but he

a good word for me, okay? I'll pay you extra for the trouble," Molly said with a

smile.

eyes seemed oddly stretched from the plastic surgery. The look made him a little uneasy, but he quickly nodded. For the right

a stool and placed it beside Danielle,

with

spotted her, her face dropped. She'd had enough of Molly's accusations and wasn't about to pretend otherwise. If Molly dared to accuse her of plagiarism again this time, Mona felt ready to slap her

Reed, I'm truly sorry, Molly began, her voice full of forced guilt. "I only pretended to be your last disciple because I admire you so much.

as she looked