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!”

family was

his

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But hadn’t Noella…”

Noella been kidnapped?

been out of touch with the kidnappers for days, not knowing if their

darn girl she might have been sold off by

teeth, “Noella! It’s all… Noella!”

much effort he was putting into speaking, felt her heart

Milford painfully nodded.

about the dirty deeds of Belinda and Briony, quickly chimed in, “Noella was sent back to the countryside to live with

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 explanation. Milford’s my only son, and he’s already had three near–death experiences according to the doctors!”

has nothing to do with our family. Briony is

pesky

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

deep trouble, and Linsey’s tantrums could be heard all over the

outside the

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

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

so hard to secure this engagement! There was no way she’d let Noella get her claws into Milford, such a

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

look for Noella gave Belinda a headache. What if

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dive, washing dishes to make

they couldn’t possibly stoop to looking for her in such places, could

got roughed up by a business partner? We’ve heard the

saying you are going to find me a new flancé? I don’t want that! I only

all the guys who visited the Lambert family only had eyes for Noella, but Milford had been. different towards her since they were kids. She

all about business, always weighing

the Rosenberg family can’t pull through this time, we can’t let Briony sink with them.”

nodded in

they reached the hospital entrance, the family nearly bumped into a bunch

suspected of kidnapping and we’re arresting you by

Lambert family of three was

you sure you didn’t get it twisted? How could my wife and daughter be