The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 28

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!”

family was speechless.

his beating has something to do

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But hadn’t Noella…”

been kidnapped?

knowing if their plan had. succeeded probably just a lousy signal in

might have been sold off by

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

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

Milford painfully nodded.

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

was quite the spitfire in her 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

nothing to do with our family. Briony is our

earth had that pesky girl

to

be heard all over the

Lamberts stood outside the door, at a loss

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

wouldn’t let up. “Mom, it must be her, bothering Milford again. How can she be so wicked! She’s not trying to

was no way she’d let Noella get her claws into Milford, such a catch!

of our mind. This time we’ll make sure she gets back to the

to look for Noella gave Belinda a headache. What

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in some dive, washing

possibly stoop to looking for her in

connections who’d stick their neck out for her. Maybe Mr. Rosenberg got roughed up by a business partner?

to find me a new flancé? I don’t want that! I only

been. different towards her since they

all about business, always weighing the pros

pull through this time, we can’t

nodded in

family nearly bumped into a

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

family of three

How could my wife and daughter be mixed

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