The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 120

Merrick was getting fired up too. “You think only you’ve got the cash? Noella, sweetheart, if you beat me in chess, I’ll gift you a brand spanking new company!”

Noella looked helplessly at the two old timers.

This kind of one–upmanship was fine, but totally unnecessary.

Half an hour later, Merrick couldn’t sit still! “Noella, dear, where did you learn to play chess like this? I am at my wit’s end!”

Marcel chortled with pride. “Ha, even old Tavian can’t beat Noella at chess. And you’re making fun of me? Think you can do better?”

Back in his youth, Merrick was a chess prodigy, yet here he was, unable to outplay his granddaughter for even half an hour!

“Embarrassed much?”

“Get outta here. Noella being a whiz is all thanks to our Horwich family genes. You’ve got nothing to do with it.”

Marcel was having none of it, slamming his cup down, sparking yet another round of bickering. “What are you implying? Noella is a Schnabel through and through!”

“Heh, saying your wife had the good genes? I’m not calling you daft, Tristan, but your mom, she’s no Einstein.”

Tristan wiped the sweat from his brow, thinking this was pretty much the same as being called dumb.

Merrick quipped, “Well, it doesn’t matter. You’re not Ashlyn’s flesh and blood, thankfully. You don’t resemble that hag, which is a good thing.”

The family was stunned.

What did he mean Tristan wasn’t Ashlyn’s flesh and blood?

Tristan was dumbfounded. “What are you saying? Whose child am I?”

Realizing he had misspoken, Merrick chuckled. “I’m pulling your leg. You couldn’t possibly be mine, a Horwich, right?”

Tristan got the picture he was still being called ugly.

Indeed, Merrick and Freya were known for their looks. When Tristan first laid eyes on their daughter Sienna, it was love at first sight.

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for the chessboard. “Come on, Noella. Let’s play chess. I’ve got a whole new book

figured out. His new book would make a

affections into his writing. Everyone

that

if I did, I wouldn’t tell. Heh.” Merrick was all smiles, glancing at Marcel scratching

spill the beans!

the

battered body dragging

parents were close behind, none

ya? I heard from Maddox she was at the Lambert ancestral home a few

Old Mrs. Lambert as leverage to coax Noella into visiting Tranquility City. If she came, they could call the shots.

nonchalantly, and upon recognizing Vincent’s voice, she hung up

got out, “Noella,

in his

That darn kid!

Maybe she’s met some rich folks? Vincent, are

chicken farmers

unsure, sat up

County? You see, a relative’s kid wants to visit. How’s the

and belched. “Everyone’s moved out. The government’s using Emerald County for

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Everyone from Emerald County had moved? That meant Noella’s real

out of a bind. He needed money now more than ever! If he

you

ten million for us. But one family in the county

Fifty million!

up

he had no clue what Noella’s real parents‘ names were, or