The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 6

What on earth was this girl yammering about? Did she have any idea who Professor Calvin is? The dude’s a top–notch doc who checks up on the bigwigs! Did she really think she can just hit him up whenever?

The nurse sneered. “If you can get through to Professor Calvin, I’ll bow down and apologize.”

*Kids these days. I tell ya. My son thinks he’s Ultraman or something.”

“Enough chit–chat, let’s kick her out already. A little time at the police station will knock some sense into her and show her where she stands.”

Right in front of everyone, Noella whipped out her phone and dialed a number.

A doctor nearby scoffed. “She’s just punching in random digits. At least save a fake ‘Calvin‘ in your contacts to make it look good.”

Noella was speechless.

It’s not like he’s that important. Why would she bother saving his number? She remembered it because he’d called way too many times.

The other end picked up quickly.

Noella hit the speakerphone.

“This is Noella. There’s something wrong with the meds you prescribed.”

A confident male voice responded, “So you’ve finally decided to join our lab? Wait, what did you say?”

“I’m at Imperial West Hospital. You prescribed licorice tablets for a patient with hypertensive heart disease.”

Calvin smacked his forehead. “Right, right, I did prescribe licorice tablets for a patient, but just once. The dosage is correct, strictly controlled.”

“You prescribed it five times. The patient is dead.”

Calvin said in disbelief, “Impossible! I have the prescription right here. I only signed off on it once, for the patient in room eight. Their blood pressure couldn’t handle too much licorice!”

Noella coolly replied. “So, you got it wrong.”

Calvin, in a frenzy on the other end, “Alright, my bad. If you’re willing to join our lab…”

“Your lab’s going nowhere. Count me out.” After saying that, she asked again, “Who is this?”

There was a pause on the line before he replied with this name.

Upon hearing his name, Noella hung up.

Calvin, still holding his phone, was dumbfounded.

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Chartere

a sec! How could the prescription for bed eight be

get to Imperial West Hospital right away, or else there would be

maybe he’d get to see that

hung up, tilted her chin up slightly and looked

you’ll bow down and apologize?”

Professor Calvin’s voice on the line! And he was all gung–ho about inviting the girl

staff were

now admitting he screwed up

it would rock the entire medical

face fell, her voice catching. “Even if Professor Calvin admits it, nobody knows which family’s kid you are. You clearly lack

this tough to

there, her eyes coolly locking with

to meet his gaze. The air of authority. that

met his gaze

“His.”

was speechless. This girl claimed to

name the girl had used on the phone didn’t match the Schnabel family. How

lady, you can eat junk food, but

expression as tranquil as an ink

seen.

locked eyes with

Marcel felt a sudden daze!

the moment he saw Noella, he knew this girl had to be his granddaughter. Those eyes. were the spitting

with hints

eyes.

more composed and graceful, making those rascals look like

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amateurs!

with what he

still clamoring to throw Noella out.

this girl’s gotta be a spy, out to get you! There’s definitely something

his hand for silence, and everyone clammed up like

over.

went with the flow, stepping up to

“Grandpa.”

to have you back.”

gaze swept over the group of medical staff,

butt in? Who said to take her

Noella was

family’s upbringing and bully the Schnabel family’s young

jelly at the thought.

she was the young miss of

be in

faces fell,

the floor, her face streaked with tears,

will

harder, sure now that she had been

look for me.