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

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

laughing, and

its own magic-no city noise, just

unexpected visitor showed up. Molly knocked

by friends, her expression shifted. Her guilt quickly turned to a glare

last disciple without getting caught-by the time Danielle 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

accepted any new disciples in years, and now

come here with Jasper Reed, Danielle's brother, hoping Danielle might still

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was Mona. Bitterness surged within her as she recalled Mona's refusal to accept her past apologies, leaving Molly resentful and cornered as

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

case, his sister might yell or throw him out after Molly left, but he was used to that. Easy money was hard

to put in a good word for me, okay? I'll pay you extra for the trouble,"

smile.

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

it beside

at the chair with

She'd had enough of Molly's accusations and wasn't about to pretend otherwise. If Molly

began, her voice full of forced guilt. "I only pretended to be

was all admiration and caution as she looked at Danielle,

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