The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 59

Palmer’s voice sounded a bit whiny.

Over at the Pollack Group, things were crazy busy, plus he’d been on–call like a full–time chauffeur for someone recently, racking up a backlog of work.

Now Noella wouldn’t even spare him the time for a meal. What, was he less charming than Thorpe or something?

“I wanna see you. Is that cool?”

The voice was so woeful it tugged at Noella’s heartstrings. Noella couldn’t help but twitch a smile and cave in.

“Alright, but I’ve got stuff to do in a bit.”

“Just text me the address, and I’ll pick you up.”

Noella grunted an acknowledgment and hung up.

Beckett looked up from a mountain of papers, casually asking, “Palmer?”

“Yeah, he wants to grab dinner tonight.”

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Beckett didn’t say much, just slid a bank card over to Noella. The black and gold card screamed low–key luxury, with the Rising Glory Bank logo catching the eye.

“Why are you giving me money?”

“Schnabel family dinners always involve give and take. Even if you’re engaged to Palmer, your gotta stay in the driver’s seat, get it?”

Beckett wasn’t thrilled about Noella hanging out alone with Palmer, but she’d already agreed, and he wasn’t about to cook up a reason to keep his sister tied down.

“Schnabel girls can play the game and handle a loss. No matter how tough the Pollack family is, if the Schnabels aren’t keen on a wedding, tough luck for them. Hang out with Palmer without any pressure. If you’re over it, just shoot me a text and I’ll sort out the break–off with the Pollacks in no time!”

Noella was flabbergasted. Calling off an engagement with a text?

She was gobsmacked!

Beckett chuckled a bit sheepishly, the picture of elegance and gentleness.

hazard. Let’s keep it our little secret. Take the money, and if it’s not enough, I’ll transfer more.”

“Thanks, Beckett.”

Chapter 59

Office of East

a tailor–made Azure suit, stood

by Thorpe, and might even skip the country. Should we tip off

“Nah.”

catch on to Yvonne’s situation soon enough. Dropping them a hint at

then those Abyssal Organization goons beat us to the punch! They even said you should go ask their big boss directly. That Abyssal Organization is playing dirty, I swear. Boss, you

got dinner plans

behind him, the two weeping in each other’s arms, bawling their eyes out.

is too noble, already got a fiancé and still sacrificing her charm for the sake of the organization. Boss, what if Abyssal’s leader is

head, correcting. “Are you daft? If it’s a pervert, it’s perfect bait for the boss. With those killer looks,

Oh man, this is too thrilling! Who are we gonna end up

end sometimes dealing with these quirky geniuses.

experiments. No sleep until they’re done.”

even harder. What kind of heartless

I haven’t picked up, even blocked him.”

“Yeah, don’t bother.”

grave, with the Lambert ancestral

up and jittery. She finally managed to get the East Sea Culture Company boss’s number from Vincent’s contacts, convinced that if the East

super confident in her looks, but the security guard

to see Mr. Alkaid. I’m begging you.”

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Alkaid directly. If

to call Mr. Alkaid? The problem was he .

interview. I promise I’ll be a hit if I join your

lack here are pretty faces

“See, you gotta at

the mall screens to celebrate Noella’s birthday, and even the former Polaris Star Lab was plastered with birthday posters of her. Seeing their boss’s face at work, everyone felt an

not hanging at the entrance of the Lunar Lab, we’re all good.” If Noella hadn’t put

was getting shown up by Noella’s face at East Sea Culture Company of

muttered resentfully, “She’s had work done! She

with delicate high heels clicking on the