The Queen's Back

Chapter 227

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.

some grapes!" Mona waved them over

favorite student. They had a close bond with Emily, so seeing Mona here felt

the courtyard, chatting, laughing, and swapping stories-it was one of those perfect, easy-going

peace here. The countryside had its own magic-no city noise, just the quiet

visitor showed up. Molly knocked on the door,

by friends, her expression shifted. Her guilt quickly turned

years down the line. Molly thought she could just apologize then,

her plan backfired, Danielle had posted on Twitter saying she hadn't accepted any new disciples in years, and

Reed, Danielle's brother,

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apologies, leaving Molly resentful and cornered as

introduced Molly and said a few nice things, he would be rewarded. A

might yell or throw him out after Molly left, but he was

word for me,

smile.

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

inside, Jasper grabbed a stool and placed it beside Danielle, gesturing for Molly. "Here, have a

with slight disdain before sitting close to

Molly's accusations and wasn't about to pretend otherwise. If Molly dared to accuse her of plagiarism again this time, Mona felt ready

of forced guilt. "I only pretended to be your last disciple because I admire you so much. Please, forgive

gaze was all admiration and caution as she looked at Danielle,

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