The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

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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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one of our senior managers took her entire

unheard of, but it was a blow, considering the defectors were in charge

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, the Gruber’s new gallery will overshadow us! To leave is one thing, but her timing suggests malice! She even

indignation, Noella glanced at her phone nonchalantly.

from the Schnabel family and Palmer filled her screen, which Noella replied

for her after work. The thought alone was amusing to Noella,

office commotion, a woman in heels strode

at Noella.

my resignation letter, and I’ve yet to receive my compensation from the

“Petra, how dare you show your face

for each exhibit, and the gallery has docked my pay. Plus, they owe me bonuses for all my overtime. Now

bill on Noella’s

crimson with

of Petra!

list. “Do you even

mean by that? I’m entitled to

considering your

expression vanished as she faced the 19–year–old

spoiled girl, clueless and coddled by her family. Petra had even hinted at a raise, yet Noella had ignored it!

lucrative deal to manage, Petra thought she could stir up trouble and possibly gain from

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what do you mean by that? The gallery never reimbursed me for the

her computer and accessed the backend system. Her slender fingers danced across the keyboard, quickly pulling up a long list of

gallery, with every material cost accounted for. Last month’s Medieval special exhibit had costs of eighteen thousand, and you claimed thirty thousand. That extra twelve thousand, was

leaned back in her chair, her expression cool and detached as

you even talking about? How can you prove these figures are legit? Do you

of her wrist, Noella tossed a price list

for these materials in the market? Aluminum frames for fifty grand

scanned the price list laid out before her, which detailed almost all of the major materials needed for the exhibition, along with their market prices!

a glance, she found all the information she needed, printed it out, and