The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 40

Word was out that the Schnabel family’s daughter was throwing a birthday bash, and the whole upper–crust circle was buzzing about it!

Briony got wind of it, too, and looking at the extravaganza posted by some social media influencers on her phone, she was so green with envy she could barely straighten her face.

“Mom, what’s the big deal with this Schnabel family anyway? They throw a birthday party for their daughter and casually snap up Serene Haven’s top–tier penthouse. I heard they dropped a whopping 1.5 billion on the purchase and the decor.”

Belinda peeled off her face mask and massaged the wrinkles by her eyes.

“The Schnabels are no small potatoes, sweetheart. They’re top dogs In Imperial City. Honey, did you square things away with Milford about tying the knot?”

Briony blushed and nodded.

“Yeah, Milford said once he’s back in tip–top shape, we’ll get engaged.”

“That’s my girl!”

Milford was such a catch, and Belinda wouldn’t rest easy until he was officially part of the family.

Just thinking about Milford’s tenderness made Briony utterly contented..

Vincent had just walked in when Briony pounced on him. “Dad, I wanna buy a necklace for when I get engaged.”

“Sure thing, pumpkin. Dad’s got you covered!”

“Thanks, Dad! Three million should do it!”

Vincent was flabbergasted. “What kind of necklace costs three million? Briony, our money doesn’t grow on trees. Don’t splurge like that or try to keep up with the Joneses. Every penny we have, I’ve worked my fingers to the bone for!”

Briony felt wronged to her core.

Why should Ms. Schnabel get to flaunt necklaces worth several hundred million dollars at just a birthday party?

And her spending three million on a necklace was considered wasteful?

Vincent’s phone started ringing.

“Mr. Lambert, our latest project tanked, and the losses are hefty…”

“Oh, flops happen. What’s the word from North Peak Finance?”

The failed investment didn’t faze Vincent; he was used to his ventures bombing eight or ten

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Finance and South Mountain Financial backing him, the

“Other companies have cut ties

go. A bunch of snobs! With North Peak and South

rising star in the domestic financing scene, had quickly carved out a niche in the market with its sharp investment acumen

Imperial City, had opened an oil mine in the North

the Lambert Group, there was

suing us. They say our investment losses are too severe,

say?” Vincent leaped off

and South Mountain

risk clauses, but they

is demanding 300 million dollars in damages, claiming our movie ventures have

Media was a big–name production house

talent and directors, but he had replaced a few leads

mention this before. Why are they asking for money

is also on our case for compensation, saying that the artists we sent over

Vincent was stunned!

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Culture Company, hoping to launch his pets into stardom and save himself some cash. But their off–screen antics weren’t exactly squeaky clean, tarnishing East Sea’s reputation.

is everyone shaking us down? Get the lawyers on it!

be some sort

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must still be half–asleep; otherwise, why would he

got slammed with a lawsuit from Jasper’s

was about to pass out on the

department usually went for whatever docs they could get their hands on – all

case worth its salt

pay a copyright fee to his firm something Vincent never did.

a document cost a

teeth. “Get our legal eagles on it. If we have to pay, we pay. Get

roads and signal towers back home, finance has already wired it out. We’re a

say I’d fix up

was the point of paving that backwater place?

that!

over the web!

call and hit up the

Splurges Five Mil

front of Maddox was caught on camera and thrown