The Queen's Back

Chapter

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"Alright, we'll talk about it in detail tonight," Maxwell said, glancing at Polly as she washed vegetables. He secretly hooked his pinky around Mona's, the contact between their fingers causing him to smile.

When her finger was suddenly caught by Maxwell, Mona instinctively looked up at Maxwell. He held a plate in one hand, and there was no discomfort on his face; if it were not for his grip on her finger, she really would not have noticed anything at all!

Mona pulled her hand out of Maxwell's grip. She glanced at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Go and cook!"

"Alright, I'll listen to my wife. I'll cook well!" Maxwell said.

As they chatted, the two of them started to get busy. Due to Christmas, the Clem family were kind enough to allow the servants to celebrate with their families. This left only Polly in the kitchen, so they took on the cooking duties.

Albert did not know how to cook; he had only made a mess in the kitchen as a child. Since there were already enough people in the kitchen, he decided not to join in. After spending some time comforting Barbara in the living room, he went upstairs to look for Haley in the gym.

Haley was a person who liked to eat and exercise. Albert was aware of this.

He was in a bad mood now. After what had just happened, Albert felt that Mona was angry with him.

As Albert approached, Haley was doing a plank. Despite the cold weather, she was only wearing a black tank top, which showcased her strong arms and tanned neck. Her short hair glistened with sweat as beads of perspiration dripped from her face down to her neck. Hearing footsteps approaching, Haley subconsciously asked, "Is it almost lunchtime?" She sounded surprised.

That was because Mona had told her that they would have a sumptuous lunch early today. She had been thinking about it!

Albert glanced at Haley's slender waist and awkwardly averted his gaze, saying, "Lunch? Haley, is there anything in your mind other than food?"

"There's also Mona! My main task is to protect Mona, so I have to improve my physical fitness to keep her safe," Haley replied seriously, not noticing that Albert's tone was different from usual when he spoke.

"Fine. Food and Mona are the only things on your mind. Get up I have something for you," Albert said as he went to grab a towel for Haley to wipe off her sweat.

Haley thought that lunchtime was approaching, so she listened to Albert and got up. She naturally accepted the towel that he had handed her and wiped the sweat off her face and neck.

"What do you have for me? Is it food?" Haley asked subconsciously. It was Christmas, so she wondered whether Albert could have gotten food from some delicious place.

"Food? You really only have food on your mind!" Albert said with a smile that did not quite reach his eyes before he handed over the calligraphy piece he had just written, depicting the word "prosperity". Haley took it and glanced at it casually. "You wrote this?"

Albert nodded. "That's right. My handwriting is not bad, right?"

Albert was feeling pretty pleased with himself. Sure, his handwriting was not as impressive as Bernard's, but since Haley had not seen Bernard's, she would think that his handwriting was great.

Haley looked at it in disdain and asked, "Can I exchange this for one chicken drumstick?"

Mon,

What was the use of the word "prosperity"? It was not as realistic as chicken drumsticks!

When Albert heard that, he could not hold back his annoyance. He said furiously, "One chicken drumstick? How is it that my calligraphy is only worth one chicken drumstick? You'd better keep this present well!"

"How about two chicken drumsticks?" Haley said with a smile. She looked at the word in her hand and felt that it was good to exchange two chicken drumsticks.

"Haley, don't even think about trading that for chicken drumsticks! This is my gift to you, so you better hold on to it. I'll be checking next year, and if you don't have it, don't expect to get any food from me!" Albert said with a hint of anger. Once Haley heard his words and saw his stern face, she realized Albert was having a rough day. She gently stroked his back, trying to ease his frustration.

"Alright, alright, don't getupset. I promise to take care of this gift as if it were a sacred relic. How does that sound? Don't be mad!" Haley was willing to endure Albert's occasional outbursts for the tasty treats he brought her.

'I know when to yield and when to stand tall!' she thought.

"That's more like it! Be sure to keep it well. I had you in mind as I was writing this word," Albert said, feeling a bit more relaxed as he noticed Haley giving in.

Haley hurriedly nodded and promised, "I'll definitely keep it well. Don't worry. By the way, is it almost time to eat? Let's go down!"

"Okay."

"What's wrong with you today? It's Christmas, why do I feel that you're not very happy?" Haley asked suspiciously.

"Yeah, I'm feeling a little upset. Let me tell youlabout it," Albert said.

"Yes, tell me, I'll help you!" Haley said righteously.

Albert told Haley about what happened in the kitchen, including how he saw Mona cut Barbara's hand with a peeler, how he asked Mona to apologize to Barbara, and finally, how Mona cut Barbara's hands with a peeler before apologizing.

Haley, feeling furious, threw the towel in her hand at Albert's face and said angrily, "You all are treating Mona unfairly! It's outrageous! But Mona's actions are really impressive; she's definitely the woman I admire!"This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

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you also think it was wrong for Mona to apologize to Barbara?" Albert asked. He now knew that it was Barbara who had approached Mona first and got hurt. Still, no matter how one looked at it, it was Mona who had injured Barbara with the peeler! 'Can it be that I was truly in the wrong?' he wondered.

"Of course, it's not right. Mona didn't do anything wrong, so why would she apologize?" Haley said indifferently. If she had known that this would happen, she would have gone over when Mona called her over earlier.

"You're right, but I feel like Mona is angry now. What should I do?" Albert said dispiritedly.

"Apologize. Sincerely apologize to Mona. She has a good temper and you're her brother. She won't hold it against you," Haley said.

Haley gazed into Albert's eyes and spoke, noticing how the outside light fell on his face. She thought he had a pretty high nose bridge. ANA

After saying that, Haley saw that Albert still remained unmoving, so she pulled him up forcefully. "Let's go now. Dwelling on it isn't going to help."

After that, Haley went to the nearby changing room to change her clothes, then tugged at Albert's shirt and headed outside. Chapter 358

Reluctantly, Albert foliowed Haley downstairs, heading toward the kitchen.

When the two of them passed by the living room, Haley glared a Barbara who was sitting on the sofa, thinking about how she could avenge Mona.

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