The Killer Queen by Noella Briony
Chapter 136
Chapter 136
After hanging up the call with Master Killian, the crisp chime of Noella’s mini laptop resonated through the stillness of her room.
She settled into her chair, booted up the computer, and plugged in a custom–made network card that granted her direct access to the shadowy reaches of the deep web, her IP address. completely obfuscated.
Even the sharp–eyed hounds from the Schnabel family couldn’t sniff out her midnight digital excursions.
A message from Erek popped up: [Boss, got the scoop. Ashlyn’s insisting on a hospital visit, probably ‘cause of that morning call from Vincent.]
[Vincent?]
[Yeah, the sleazeball seems keen on marrying you off to Ellsworth, that notorious money pit of a gambler. Need us to handle it?]
[No need to dirty our hands. Let Ellsworth’s creditors knock on his door.]
Ellsworth was up to his neck in debt, and those underground casinos in Linefort City had some ties to Polaris Star.
Back in the day, when Noella had learned the art of gambling stones with Master Hector, they’d dominated the underground scene with nothing but a deck of cards, inadvertently gaining some shady assets.
Thankfully, their operations had been smooth sailing, no
messes ma
Erek chuckled and replied: [Roger that, Boss. You’ve always been too kind. Phecda and the crew are retrieving Old Mrs. Lambert’s DNA as we speak. Now we just need Vincent’s. Want me to ‘draw some blood‘ from him?]
Erek had been itching for a chance to teach Vincent a lesson!
Without their boss’s discreet support, Vincent wouldn’t have made a dime. Yet, he mistook Noella’s goodwill for his supposed business acumen. Such a man belonged under a bridge, collecting cans!
[I’ll handle it myself. Where are they now?]
[Headed to Imperial West Hospital. I’ll be outside to cover you.]
With an affirmation, Noella closed her palm–sized computer, swiftly disassembled it, and transformed it into an inconspicuous trinket on her desk.
With everything in place, she slipped out of her room, unnoticed by anyone.
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dead of night, at Imperial West Hospital, Vincent, wheelchair–bound, was wheeled in by Belinda, with a few slackers from the Fuller
a passing nurse with a grin, “Excuse me, we’re looking for Marcel’s wife. Could you
visiting hours. Come back
Vincent was baffled!
he called earlier! If Ashlyn was ill, where would they find Noella?
“Where do we find Noella now?
equally vexed.
suddenly spotted a familiar figure at the
push me over there!”
him towards the figure. “You’re Noella’s father, right? You’re the one who took her away last time. Remember me?”
for Marcel, looked puzzled at Vincent.
this? He seemed vaguely
hurried to jog his memory. “That time when you were gatekeeping
father must’ve been a security guard
“You’re Noella’s former foster father? I’m
to Noella. If it weren’t for the watchful
so kind and sensible, and yet they treated her
go. “Look,
Η
Noella’s father. What do you
at Emerald County. We did raise Noella
down a contract worth a ten billion before, you’re
Vincent was stunned.
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was it
tell me, what exactly is the status
could they
“Get them out of here. They’re
time in the past, now that they saw
The nerve!
me who Noella’s
looked at him with utter contempt. “Pfft, I haven’t seen
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