Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Queen's Second Life: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

The room was quiet. Only the ticking of the wall clock and the faint hum of the air conditioner could be heard.Juan turned his body to face the wall. He sighed deeply, as if to show that he was ready to sleep. But it seemed too neat and contrived.Maia, sitting on the side of the bed, stared at Juan's back with an amused smile. “You fell asleep so quickly. Just a moment ago, you were talking about determination,” she muttered softly, clearly audible to Juan, who was still pretending to be asleep.There was no response. Juan remained silent, his eyes tightly closed, even his breathing regulated as if he were truly asleep.Maia bit her lower lip, holding back a laugh. She crept closer, then raised her index finger.Toel...toel...toel...Her finger began to poke Juan's cheek. Once. Twice. Then she whispered seductively, "Tsk... What kind of husband is this? He pretends to test his wife's sincerity, but he is afraid to kiss her himself. He even pretends to be asleep...“Juan held back a

Maia remembered a chaotic morning. That day, Mariana told her about Leo's school. Leo had hit another child. But it was never clear who the victim was, because the case was suddenly closed. Mariana said Juan had taken care of everything without much explanation.Maia's heart was pounding. She wanted to ask questions, to find out more. But at the same time, Mariana gently pulled her arm.“Ma'am, let's go. This isn't important.”Maia nodded slowly. She bowed politely to the overweight woman and said softly, “I'm sorry for the accident earlier.” She obeyed Mariana and remained silent.Maia stopped just a few meters from the car. The fat woman's loud voice cut through the air again, regardless of how many pairs of eyes were starting to stare.“Hey! Don't just apologize and then run away! The problem isn't over yet, you arrogant woman!”Maia turned slowly. Her face remained expressionless, but her eyes were no longer calm.The woman pointed at her with a rough gesture, “Don't think you can

That afternoon, Maia sat pensively in the living room, a small notebook in her lap. On the open page was a list of approaches she had been thinking about since morning. Her handwriting was neat, outlining various plans she thought would be suitable for a child of Leo's age.Buy educational toys, bake cookies together, watch cartoons, buy toy robots on the way home, and the first thing was to hug him when they first met.She sighed deeply, ‘Most children would like those kinds of things, right?’ she thought.But still, there was a strange feeling that bothered her. The more she got to know Leo, the clearer it became that this child could not be approached in the usual ways. Especially after she saw the interior of his room and Leo's taste in decorating his personal space.Maia felt that something was off.Soon after, Mariana appeared carrying a small tray with hot tea and a few biscuits. She placed it carefully on the table, then sat politely in front of Maia, or more precisely, Ruby,

Morning came, bringing warm rays that penetrated the room's curtains. Maia woke up with a heavy head and a stiff body. She blinked several times, then glanced around with blurry vision.Slowly, she realized she was in bed. Covered by a blanket from her feet to her shoulders, and most strangely, a strong arm was hugging her tightly from behind.Thump...She quickly turned her head and found Juan's face still sleeping on her shoulder. The man's breathing was regular and peaceful, as if nothing had happened the night before. But for Maia, it was as if her world had just exploded.“W-what happened last night?”She pinched her thigh gently, making sure this wasn't a dream, but the pain in her head felt very real.“I'm dead...” she muttered softly.Juan suddenly moved, then slowly opened his eyes. When their eyes met, Juan just smiled as if nothing had happened.“Good morning, Drunk Queen,” Juan said flatly, his voice hoarse from just waking up.Maia immediately pulled the blanket over her

The pain he was hiding was so obvious. Even though he was good at hiding his feelings, Leo was still a five-year-old kid who was hurting.He had to keep calling his mom that way so she wouldn't hate him even more. Who would call their mom that? And his mom? She didn't react and seemed not to care.“Who said we're getting divorced?” Maia asked. She forced a bitter smile at the little boy, “Don't you see Mommy is in Daddy's room? This has been going on for several days. We want to repair our bad relationship,” Maia replied.In the end, she didn't hide what she was trying to do with Juan. Rather than racking her brains thinking about how Leo would accept her reasons, it was better to be honest with her smart son.“Isn't that also part of leaving good memories before leaving?” Leo still couldn't believe it. He didn't want to be disappointed, so he guarded his mind and heart too strongly, not wanting to believe it easily.“No,” Maia replied, shaking her head, “Mommy will stay here, stay li