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 worried about finding

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

snobs! With North Peak and South Mountain behind the Lambert Group,

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

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

to collaborate with the Lambert Group, there was

are suing us. They say our investment losses are too severe, and they’re going after us

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

North Peak and South Mountain

risk clauses, but

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

a big–name

few leads with his

are they asking for money now?”

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

Vincent was stunned!

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to East Sea Culture Company, hoping to launch his pets into stardom and save himself

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

be some sort of

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otherwise, why would he be bombarded with these

a lawsuit from Jasper’s firm for copyright infringement.”

like he was about to pass out on the spot!

Lambert family’s legal department usually went for whatever docs they could get their hands on – all for free, of

legal documents were everywhere; any case

had to pay a copyright fee to his firm

a document cost a hundred

on it. If we have to pay, we

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

did I ever say I’d fix up roads

backwater place? No media

that!

videos got blasted all over the web! I

and hit

Splurges Five

in front of Maddox was caught on