The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 129

Did Ms. Noella have a trick up her sleeve? Was she considering borrowing the entire Schnabel family’s art collection for the exhibit?

If the Schnabels were willing to lend their pieces, it would indeed solve the gallery’s dilemma.

“If the Schnabels‘ paintings could be shipped in time, we might just pull this off. But I wonder how many of Master Killian’s paintings they actually have.”

Noella shook her head, dismissing the suggestion. “We don’t need to borrow from the Schnabels. There aren’t even thirty of Master Killian’s paintings across the entire Imperial City,”

“So, what’s your plan, Ms. Noella?”

Noella scribbled and sketched, quickly passing her new gallery layout to Travis. “Get to setting up the exhibit. I’ll handle the materials. Pay the workers triple for today, and overtime is extra.”

Travis’s eyes widened as he looked at the new gallery design Noella handed him.

The original exhibition design had cost the gallery a pretty penny, commissioned from a professional team. Yet Noella’s changes elevated the whole aesthetic to a new level!

“Ms. Noella, your design is sheer genius! With your simple tweaks, the initial concept has been transformed magnificently. It’s like you’ve worked a miracle! Absolutely brilliant! Not only is it better, but it also saves materials and complements Master Killian’s pastoral oil paintings even more. Even if we’re short on artworks tomorrow, the exhibit itself will be enough to draw a

crowd!”

Could this be the backup plan Ms. Noella had prepared?

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Travis could hardly contain his excitement!

Noella casually tucked a lock of hair behind her ear and spoke coolly, “Half the staff have vanished, suppliers have suddenly become uncooperative. As the manager, care to explain?”

Travis’s smile faltered.

When Noella had walked into the gallery earlier, she hadn’t seemed to look around, and Travis had even removed the staff attendance records for the past two days, fearing she’d notice the issue.

Still, Ms. Noella had uncovered the problem!

Under Noella’s probing gaze, Travis wiped his brow and said defensively, “Ms. Noella, the Gruber family’s new gallery poached our staff!”

If it weren’t for the staff defection, with artists in limbo and suppliers pulling out, the exhibition wouldn’t be facing such dire straits.

“They left us?”

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senior managers took her entire

unheard of, but it was a blow, considering the defectors

invested in this exhibition and how many media professionals we invited. The upfront costs were substantial. If we can’t deliver due to this last–minute fiasco,

Noella glanced

screen, which

her after work. The thought alone was

the office commotion, a woman in heels strode in with an air of superiority, looking

at Noella.

letter, and I’ve yet to receive

with anger upon seeing her. “Petra, how dare you show your face here? Why would the gallery owe you anything?”

“I fronted the cost for materials for each exhibit, and the gallery has docked my pay. Plus, they

itemized bill on

crimson with

of Petra!

lightly at the list. “Do

Noella, what do you mean by that? I’m

own accord and you need my signature? Besides, considering your history of kickbacks,

she faced the 19–year–old

spoiled girl, clueless and coddled by her family. Petra had

offering her a lucrative deal to manage, Petra thought she could stir up trouble

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you mean by that? The

and accessed the backend system. Her slender fingers danced

exhibit had costs of eighteen thousand, and you claimed thirty thousand. That extra twelve thousand, was that supposed to be a gift to the gallery? Over ten years, you’ve siphoned off

leaned back in her chair, her expression cool and

are you even talking about? How can you prove these figures are legit? Do you have any idea what these

tossed a price

the market? Aluminum frames for

almost all of the major materials needed for the exhibition, along

navigated the company’s internal network. With a glance, she found all the information she needed, printed it out, and placed it in