The Queen's Back

Brendan did not expect that Mona would also be sent to someone else's bed as a gift.

He smiled and did not deny it. "I apologize for that," he said. "It won't happen again." He did not expect this either. He thought that there would definitely not be such a smart-ass in the future.

Mona increasingly felt uncomfortable. There was a hollow sensation inside her. She said honestly, "I've been drugged. Please help me call a doctor."

She was afraid that if this dragged on, she would not be able to control herself. After all, she did not know how long the effects of the drug would last or how strong it would be. To be safe, she thought it was better to go to the hospital.

'If Maxwell were to find out, I've no idea how jealous he would get,' she thought. She immediately contacted Haley and told her not to inform Maxwell.

"I can't call," Brendan said indifferently. "The door is locked from the outside, and there's no signal in the room."

When Mona heard this, she frowned right away. "What should we do then? Are we really going to be stuck in this room until morning?" She was very reluctant to be resigned to this situation.

She thought, 'This situation is going to be tough to handle. Brendan still looks like a morally upright gentleman now. But once the effects of the drug peak, who knows what he might do to me.

'I'm already married. I absolutely can't do anything which will let Maxwell down.

'Plus, if Haley can't reach me all night, she'll definitely tell Maxwell, who is in Nathontown. Based on my understanding of Maxwell, this guy will definitely rush over from Nathontown.'

"For now, we can only wait," Brendan said.

Mona exerted force to get up, but she noticed that her body was extremely weak. She could only collapse onto the bed again. This realization made her flustered again. 'If Brendan really wants to do something to me when I'm in such a state, I won't even have the strength to resist,' she thought.

Brendan met Mona's wary gaze. Noticing his own irregular breathing, he took a deep breath and said, "I'll go to the bathroom. Stay here."

He also realized that the effects of the drug had kicked in. His body felt uncomfortable, as if it was about to explode. There was an uncontrollable urge in his body that was clamoring, as if it was about to burst out.

He did not dare to stay with Mona anymore. If the two of them could not control themselves in the end and did something irreversible, Brendan would never forgive himself.

Brendan made himself stand under the showerhead and use the cold water to keep himself awake. However, no matter how cold the water was, it seemed unable to cool the heat within him.

He thought, I've only inhaled the intoxicating fragrance in the room for a moment. That isn't enough to cause me to end up like this. It seems that there's also something wrong with the drink Jenson handed me at the ball.'

After Mona saw Brendan walk to the bathroom, her constant anxiety slowly eased. Only then did her tightly clenched hands relax naturally.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Gradually, the sound of running water could be heard in the bathroom. Mona knew Brendan was taking a cold shower inside. She thought, 'I can't just sit here and wait. If I wait here until tomorrow morning, Maxwell will be very worried, and negative talk will spread.'

*****

Time rewound to the period when Mona went missing.

Haley chased after that man out of the restroom. The man seemed to be deliberately playing with Haley. Every time she got a little closer, he would speed up a little, instantly maintaining the same distance as before.

This man was very good at running. He also knew the arrangement of roads here.

After chasing for a while, Haley sensed that something was off. She suddenly thought of Mona in the restroom and vaguely felt that something bad was about to happen.

When the man ahead saw that Haley had slowed down, he slowed down as well. Noticing this, Haley hurriedly picked up her pace and kicked him to the ground. She then stepped on the man's chest and ruthlessly stomped him a few times. After that, she bent down to snatch Mona's handbag and hurriedly ran toward the restroom.

The man on the ground touched his chest, thinking, 'This young lady is quite strong. That kick really hurt. But judging by the distance between the restroom and this spot, my mission is accomplished.'

When Haley returned to the

restroom, she immediately smelled

the strange scent there, which made her even more worried about Mona. She hurriedly called out to Mona a few times, but Mona did not

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respond. Haley shouted inwardly, 'This is bad.' She rushed into the restroom right away, but Mona was nowhere to be seen.

The restroom was already empty. Haley, with her sharp eyes, spotted an earring on the floor and bent down to pick it up. She recognized it as Mona's earring.

Mona's phone was still with Haley, but she had gone missing. The more Haley thought about it, the more regretful she felt.

She thought, 'Maxwell pays me so much every day to protect Mona. Now that she's disappeared right in front of me, it's all my fault. What am I supposed to say to him?'

Soon, the news that Haley was looking for Mona spread throughout the ball. Some were happy, while others were worried. Haley and Elara were worried, while Barbara was happy.

When Leander heard that Mona was missing, his back immediately broke out in sweat. 'If something really happened to Mona, how am I supposed to explain things to Maxwell and Bernard?' he thought.

He immediately contacted the organizer of the ball. The security guards came in to search, but they only searched the level of the building where the ball was being held and didn't think of going to the hotel upstairs to look for her.

One by one, they asked the ball attendees, but not a single person noticed Mona.

This situation was going to be difficult to deal with. Haley thought of Maxwell's reminder to her when they came. He mentioned that Haley had to inform him right away when something happened to Mona. Such a big issue had happened to Mona. After hesitating for a moment, Haley called Maxwell to inform him immediately.

When Maxwell, who was far away at the company, heard that Mona had gone missing at the ball, he was so startled that he tossed the pen he was holding onto the floor right away.

He said to Nigel, who was still working overtime outside, "Quick, get the private jet ready. I need to go to Noretin right now."

When Nigel saw Maxwell's worried expression, he immediately knew that something had happened to Mona, who was far away in Noretin.

He quickly followed Maxwell's instructions and got the private jet ready.

Nigel drove directly to the airport in Nathontown with Maxwell. They boarded the plane and flew to Noretin.

In the hotel, Barbara used the pretense of looking for Mona to make her way outside the hotel. 'Whoever wants to find her can go ahead,' she thought. 'I won't. Today, even the universe is on my side. If anything happens to Mona this time, I'll even smile in my sleep.' Once outside the hotel, Barbara felt the air around her become much fresher. As she walked toward the garden, she accidentally spotted several men acting sneakily.

Out of curiosity, Barbara walked

forward in the dark. There was a

flower bed at the side, and a tree provided cover. Coupled with the fact that Barbara was petite, even if someone walked past her, that person would not notice that there was someone hiding behind the tree unless he looked carefully.

The voices of several men relaying messages could be heard.