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.

grab some grapes!"

Emily Clem, who had been Danielle's favorite student. They had a close bond with Emily, so seeing Mona here felt like

courtyard, chatting, laughing, and swapping stories-it was one

a deep sense of peace here. The countryside had its own magic-no city noise, just the quiet charm that filled her senses and

unexpected visitor showed up. Molly knocked on the door, stepping in

friends, her expression

getting caught-by the time Danielle found out it'd be years

disciples in years, and now people online

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

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

thought if he introduced Molly and

his sister might yell or throw him out after Molly left, but

a good word for me, okay? I'll pay you extra for

smile.

seemed oddly stretched from the plastic surgery. The look made him a little uneasy,

it beside Danielle, gesturing for

chair with slight

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

of forced guilt. "I only pretended to be your last disciple because I

and caution as she looked at Danielle, waiting for

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