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 Lambert

secretary’s voice wavered. “Other companies have cut

With North Peak and South Mountain behind the Lambert Group, what’s there to

out a niche in

monopolies in Imperial City, had opened an oil mine in the North Sea last year. With

and South Mountain itching to collaborate with the Lambert Group, there

Lambert, North Peak and South Mountain are suing us. They say our investment losses are too

say?” Vincent leaped off the

and South Mountain

had risk clauses, but they had never been enforced.

Ocean Media is demanding 300 million dollars in damages, claiming our movie ventures have caused them significant losses.”

big–name production house

and directors, but he had replaced a few

before. Why are they asking for

on our case for compensation, saying that the artists

Vincent was stunned!

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stardom and save

everyone shaking us down? Get the lawyers on it! I want to meet with these companies‘ bigwigs in

some

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otherwise, why would he be bombarded with these

legal team got slammed with a lawsuit from Jasper’s firm

to

docs they could

Jasper’s legal documents were everywhere; any case worth

to pay a copyright fee to his firm something Vincent never

looking at a document cost

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

send to fix up roads and signal towers back home, finance has already wired it out. We’re a bit tight

did I ever say I’d fix

the point of paving that backwater place? No media would ever sing his

that!

videos got blasted all over the web! I thought that’s what you wanted.”

and hit up the trending

Reminisces Hometown, Splurges Five Mil on

down–and–dirty ‘king of the hill‘ act in front of Maddox was caught on camera