The more Mona thought about it, the more she felt it was possible, and a sense of fear crept into her heart. She thought about how she wanted to


    urn every day, but now that she was married to Maxwell, that wouldn''t work. If the Carter family found out, they would be dissatisfied with Mona''s doing. "Yeah, I know I won''t be used to it in the army either. So, how about pleading with Maxwell for me? Albert said, holding onto ast sliver of hope.


    Given Maxwell''s indulgence toward Mona, if she really pleaded for him, Albert thought there might be a staying.


    a good chance of


    "No way. You going to the army will only bring benefits to you, no harm. Mona decisively rejected him. She could never bear to watch Albert waste his life away in rehab. "You don''t really care about me. You won''t even help me with this little thing," Albertined.


    Mona sighed and said, "Albert, it''s not about whether I help you or not. You lost the bet yourself. Do you really expect me to use my charm to bail you out? A man should keep his word." Though, inreality, she had no charm to sacrifice, as Maxwell didn''t respond to her at all.


    "Fine, I''ll go to the army. Just get out. I want to sleep, Albert said. He''d go and return even more capable, then he would take Maxwell down a notch and let him feel the taste of being beaten


    Afier Mona helped Albert turn off the lights and closed the door behind her, she returned to her room, still pondering whether Jeremy would harm her grandparents.


    She realized she couldn''t take that risk. They were her family, the light of her life.


    "Mona, what are you thinking about? You look so lost." As soon as Maxwell came out of the bathroom, he noticed Mona sitting motionless on the sofa, deep in thought.


    "I was thinking about how lonely it would be for my grandparents to live in such a big vi once Albert goes to the army. You know


    my


    dad usuallyes homete." Mona said, wishing to bring her grandparents over to live with her but fearing Maxwell might disagree.


    Of course, she would politely ask Jeremy when she brought her grandparents over, but she didn''t expect he would want to Mona knew that this n wasn''t a long-term solution, but she could only take it one step at a time. "Why don''t you ask your grandparents if they want to live with us, or we coulde back every day?" Maxwell suggested.


    Having grown up without experiencing familial love, Maxwell didn''t fully understand Mona''s feelings for her grandparents. But he loved Mona, and the people she cared about mattered to him too. That was what it meant to love someone along with everything they held dear.


    "Really? Maxwell?" Mona asked, somewhat incredulous. She thought she would have to plead to get Maxwell to agree, but he surprised her by readily epting.


    Maxwell said, "Of course! As long as you''re happy."


    Mona was so excited that she hugged Maxwell''s neck and jumped onto him, nting a quick kiss on his cheek. "You''re so wonderful. Marrying you is truly like hitting the jackpot!" Maxwell was unexpectedly taken aback by her sudden intimacy but wrapped his arms around her waist to keep her from falling. Then you''ll stay with me forever and never leave." 08:11 Thu, Oct


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    Maxwell finally expressed what was in his heart. Ever since Monia had put the engagement ring on his finger, he had never thought about separating from her. Even if one day she didn''t want to be with him anymore, that would be impossible Without seeing the light, one wouldn''t know its warmth, and once they did, they couldn''t bear to let it go


    The next morning, Albert announced his willingness to go to the armed that Albert i due to Maxwell and gave him a satisfied nce.


    change of heart was


    Jeremy, hearing the conversation, felt dissatisfied with Bernard''s decision but said nothing. He casually ate a few bites before heading off to work.


    In this household, Jeremy held the least power and figured it was time to speed up his own


    After Jeremy left, Mona shared her thoughts about wanting her grandparents toe stay with her for a while. Bernard gently refused, stating he didn''t want to leave the Clem family. He told Mona that they would be fine and would prefer to while Jane echoed that they were ustomed to living there for a lifetime.


    stay.


    With both of them saying so, Mona felt embarrassed to push the issue and could only think of visiting often. Before leaving with Maxwell, she specifically reminded Polly to keep an eye on Jeremy''s movements. Polly had grown up with Mona and would follow her instructions without question


    For a moment, Mona felt she had been too radical in her thoughts the night before. If Jeremy had wanted to harm her grandparents, he would have done it long ago. It seemed he only wanted the shares of the Clem Group Bernard arranged for Albert to go to the army and contacted someone that same night. Within a week, everything was settled.


    As Albert left, he shot a resentful nce at Maxwell, ming Maxwell for provoking him into a bet that led him to the army where he would face a harsh life.N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    Maxwell chose to ignore Albert''s resentful gaze, his eyes fixed on Mona


    That night, as Albert left, Mona felt a tightness in her chest, as if something was about to happen.


    The next day, while working, Mona received a text from Ava. [Mona,e save me! Soren is going to kidnap me.]


    It was four in the afternoon when Mona nced at the message on her screen. Her heart raced as a sense of dread washed over her. Her expression grew increasingly grave, and tears began to well up in her eyes. She took deep breaths to calm herself while quickly calling Ava to see if anyone would answer.


    As expected, no one picked up. Mona dialed twice more, but the result was the same, and she felt increasingly helpless.


    Mona was afraid she would live her life without being able to save her best friend, and tears began to fall


    With no way to contact Ava, Mona felt a growing panic.


    Almost instinctively, she called Maxwell.


    Since theirst incident with her design draft being swapped, Maxwell hadn''t yet discovered who was behind it.


    To ensure he wouldn''t miss any of Mona''s calls or messages, Maxwell had set a special ringtone for her.


    He didn''t even silence his phone during meetings


    Suddenly, the ringtone red in the conference room, drawing curious looks from everyone. They wondered who had the audacity to leave their phone on during a meeting, anticipating that Maxwell would be furious.