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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backing him, the Lambert family never worried about

wavered. “Other companies have

them go. A bunch of snobs! With North Peak and South Mountain behind the

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

opened an oil mine in the North Sea last year. With projects flowing

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

say our investment losses are

did you say?” Vincent leaped off

South

but they had never been enforced.

demanding 300 million dollars in damages, claiming our movie

Media was a big–name production house in

he had replaced a few leads with his pet models, relegating West

mention this before. Why are they asking for money

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

Vincent was stunned!

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hoping to launch his pets into stardom and save himself some

down? Get the lawyers on it! I want to

some sort

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would he be bombarded with these breach–of–contract bombshells.

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

like he was about to

Lambert family’s legal department usually went for whatever docs they could get their hands on

case worth its salt

to pay a copyright fee to his

looking at a document cost a hundred

we have to pay, we pay.

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

“When did I ever say I’d fix up

place? No media would

that!

over the web! I

up the call and

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