The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 28

In the ICU ward of Tranquility City First Hospital, Milford lay amid a sea of tubes and wires, appearing as a human pincushion, barely hanging on by a thread. Any slight movement and he was in a world of hurt!

Once handsome, his face now grotesquely swollen, bearing no resemblance to its former self, almost resembling a pig’s head.

The three from the Lambert family stood before him, all gobsmacked!

Briony, seeing her beau looking like something out of a horror show, wanted to grab Milford’s hand but couldn’t find a gap amidst the jungle of tubes!

It was a face not even a mother could love!

Briony let out a blood–curdling scream!

“Milford, how on earth… what happened to you?”

Belinda was shell–shocked too.

Milford had been a looker since he was a tot, which was why she and his mother Linsey had secured this marriage arrangement when he was still in diapers. They were worried that a guy with such good looks and from an affluent family would be snatched up by someone else if they didn’t act quickly.

Now, looking at Milford’s face, Belinda could hardly believe her eyes!

“Oh Milford, what’s become of you?”

Linsey was on the sidelines, bawling her eyes out. “Who would have guessed? Milford was just heading to a business meeting and some thugs jumped him halfway there! It’s like there’s no law and order anymore!”

Briony’s heart was in her throat. “Did you guys call the cops? This is outrageous; we,

get justice for Milford!”

Linsey hemmed and hawed.

need to

If they went to the cops, wouldn’t the whole saga of Milford living it up in the bar, ringing up a storm on the tab with a bevy of bar girls, become the talk of the town?

Linsey was too chicken to call the cops, partly because she feared Milford might have ticked off some lady who decided to get even.

If the Lambert family got wind of this, their precious marriage deal would be toast!

Milford, his voice hoarse and broken, managed to gasp out, “Noella… Noella!”

Lambert family

his beating has something to

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But hadn’t Noella…”

Noella been

touch with the kidnappers for days, not knowing if their plan had. succeeded probably

might have been sold off by

his teeth, “Noella! It’s all… Noella!”

seeing how much effort he was putting into speaking, felt her heart break. “Milford, you mean you got beaten up because of

Milford painfully nodded.

about the dirty deeds of Belinda and Briony, quickly chimed in, “Noella was sent back to the countryside to live with her family. Could it be she didn’t want to leave. Tranquility City and

younger days, glared daggers at them. “So, you’re saying my son ends up like this all because of your family? You owe me an explanation. Milford’s my only son, and he’s

do with our family. Briony is our daughter. I’ll issue

had that pesky girl

eyebrows shot up. “So you’re admitting it’s got to do with that brat? You owe us an explanation.”

deep trouble, and Linsey’s tantrums could be heard all over the ICU. The Lamberts couldn’t afford

the Lamberts stood outside the door, at

Noella at Rising Glory Mall helped her escape?” “It must be. Who’d have thought that

be her, bothering Milford again. How can she be so wicked! She’s

hard to secure this engagement! There was no way she’d let Noella get her claws

We just need to find Noella and give her a piece of our mind. This time we’ll make sure she gets back to the sticks with our own eyes. She won’t mess with your

Noella gave Belinda a headache. What if that

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in some dive, washing dishes to

high society, they couldn’t possibly stoop to looking for her in such

some small–time thugs to sniff around. Noella hasn’t made any influential connections who’d stick their neck out for her. Maybe Mr. Rosenberg got roughed up

saying you are going to find me a new flancé? I

been. different towards her since they were kids. She believed that she and Milford were truly star–crossed lovers!

always weighing the pros and cons.

If the Rosenberg family can’t pull through this time, we can’t let

nodded in agreement.

bumped

Briony Lambert, you’re suspected of kidnapping and we’re arresting you by the book. Please cooperate with the

Lambert family of three was

could my wife and daughter be mixed up in a kidnapping?”