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.

Come on over, grab some grapes!" Mona waved

had a close bond with Emily, so seeing Mona here

laughing, and swapping

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

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

saw Mona, laughing and surrounded by friends, her

on Danielle's lack of internet access out here. She had figured she could pose as Danielle's last disciple without getting caught-by the time Danielle found out it'd be years down the line. Molly thought she could just apologize

Danielle had posted on Twitter saying she hadn't accepted any new disciples

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

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to accept her past apologies, leaving Molly resentful and cornered as she faced imprisonment. Now, she stood there,

knew Molly's chances here were slim. Still, he thought if he introduced Molly and said

Molly left, but he was used

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

smile.

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

and placed it beside Danielle, gesturing for

smiled, looking at the chair with slight disdain before sitting

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

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

caution as she looked at

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