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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a year. With North Peak Finance and South Mountain Financial backing him, the Lambert family never

voice wavered. “Other companies have cut ties with us.”

and South Mountain behind the Lambert Group, what’s

a niche in the market with

had opened an oil mine in the North Sea last year. With projects flowing like water,

North Peak and South Mountain itching to collaborate with the Lambert Group, there was no shortage of companies licking their boots.

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

did you say?” Vincent leaped off the couch in a panic.

and South

clauses, but they had

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

was a big–name production house in Imperial City.

movies, using West Ocean talent and directors, but he had replaced a few leads with his pet models, relegating West Ocean’s award–winning stars to supporting roles

before. Why are they asking for

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

Vincent was stunned!

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stardom and save himself

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

had to be some sort of mistake!

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be half–asleep; otherwise, why would

team got slammed with a lawsuit

like he was about to pass out

docs they could get their

legal documents were everywhere; any case worth its salt was his handiwork…

a copyright fee to his firm something Vincent never did.

document

it. If we have to pay, we pay. Get

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

ever say I’d fix up roads back home?”

of paving that backwater place? No media would

that!

videos got blasted all over the web! I thought

and hit up the trending topics

Entrepreneur Reminisces Hometown, Splurges Five Mil on Roads

of Maddox was caught on camera and thrown up on the