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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Financial backing him, the Lambert family never

companies have cut ties with us.”

Peak and South Mountain behind

star in the domestic financing scene, had quickly carved out a niche

Mountain Financial just a notch below the big monopolies in Imperial City, had opened an oil mine in the North Sea last year. With

Peak and South Mountain itching to collaborate with the Lambert Group, there was no shortage of

Peak and South Mountain are suing us. They say our investment losses are too severe, and they’re going after us legally!”

say?” Vincent leaped off the

North Peak and South Mountain lost

but they

dollars in damages, claiming our

big–name production

replaced a few leads with his pet models, relegating West Ocean’s award–winning stars to supporting

are

Culture Company is also on our case for compensation, saying that the artists

Vincent was stunned!

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models over to East Sea Culture Company, hoping to launch his pets into stardom

everyone shaking us down? Get the lawyers on it! I want to meet

had to be some sort of

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half–asleep; otherwise, why would he be bombarded with these breach–of–contract

with a lawsuit from Jasper’s

felt like he was about to pass

went for whatever docs they could get their hands on – all for free, of course.

case worth its salt was

peek at Jasper’s docs, you had to pay a copyright fee to his firm

a document

it. If we have to pay, we pay. Get finance to release the

and signal towers back home, finance has already

I ever say I’d fix

was the point of paving that backwater place?

that!

over the web! I thought

the call and hit up the trending

Splurges Five Mil on Roads and

of Maddox was caught