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 was

Milford mean that his beating has something to do

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But hadn’t Noella…”

been

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

she might have been sold off by

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

he was putting into speaking, felt her heart break.

Milford painfully nodded.

countryside to live with her family. Could it be she didn’t want to leave.

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

“No, Noella has nothing to do with our family. Briony is

had that pesky girl escaped from the

got to do with that brat? You owe us an explanation.”

all over the ICU. The Lamberts couldn’t afford to suffer humiliation and reluctantly agreed

out of the ICU, the Lamberts stood outside the door, at a loss for words.

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

How can she be so wicked! She’s not trying to

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

and give her a piece of our mind. This time we’ll make sure she gets back to the sticks

thought of having to look for Noella gave Belinda a headache. What if that

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dive, washing dishes

members of high society, they couldn’t possibly stoop to looking

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 by a business partner?

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

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

all about business, always weighing

wait and see. If the Rosenberg family can’t pull through this

nodded in

hospital entrance, the family nearly bumped into a bunch of cops in uniform,

Lambert, you’re suspected of kidnapping and we’re arresting you by the book. Please cooperate with the police investigation!”

of three

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