Chapter 139

Noella slid into Palmer’s sleek sedan and immediately felt the intensity of his gaze–it never wavered from her for a second. His hand clutched hers, and he seemed reluctant to let go.

“Ease up.” she said.

“Can I just hold it for a moment? I’ve been missing my fiancée all night. I’ve missed your terribly.”

Noella shot Palmer a look. “Someone’s put a price on your head, a tempting one at that. I’m considering taking the offer.”

Palmer chuckled but released her hand, shifting closer to her instead. He may not have been holding her hand anymore, but he was definitely closer now.

Leaning in, Palmer’s presence enveloped her as he whispered, “If you want my life, darling, feel free to try and take it.”

“You keep talking like that, and I might just take you up on it,” Noella retorted.

After all, no one would turn down money.

Palmer pulled out a checkbook, scribbled his signature, and handed it to Noella.

“Whatever they’re offering. I’ll match it. Consider this a down payment to reclaim my life. In the meantime, it’s in the safekeeping of my betrothed.”

Could one’s life be entrusted to safekeeping?

Noella pinched the thin check between her fingers, noting that the amount was left for her to fill

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“Can I know who wants me dead?”

“The Gruber family,” she replied.

Palmer didn’t seem surprised. “Why didn’t you agree to their offer?”

Noella met Palmer’s teasing gaze with cool detachment. “It’s not worth it. Keeping you around, I can still make money.”

refused Walden’s request, Palmer

preferred a steady income, and maybe there

name.

neck, laughing, his shoulders trembling lightly. Was his fiancée

got some business at the

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care of

in

wasn’t an issue; it was the

watched Palmer’s car disappear into the distance and grumbled, “That kid! Dropping Noella off and then just leaving? Is the company

neglect. in wooing his fiancée. Did Palmer realize how exceptional Noella was? What if she caught. someone else’s eye while he was away? Seeing that Noella didn’t seem too fond of

was genuinely concerned.

taken their places. As soon as Noella appeared, the cameras went live,

by

family? Was this her idea of

at an art exhibition. Those highbrow artists

in a sharp suit, Walden emerged from the crowd like a celebrity. Upon seeing Noella, surrounded by the Schnabels, a flash of admiration

even more stunning in person than during your birthday live

in front of Noella, his stare icy. “Stay away from my

Grubers, but they maintained civility in public.

and greeted a few of the elders. “I heard there was an exhibit at Ms. Schnabel’s gallery today, but I don’t see any artwork. Are we here to

beside Noella. Stirling frowned. “That guy’s still as obnoxious as ever!”

like

take him seriously. A few years back, he tried to court Elara and got a beating from us. When he found out she wasn’t a Schnabel

bastard? For a bastard to dare go after Palmer, the Grubers were truly wild.

depth of the bad blood between Walden

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“And then?”

beat him up again in the hospital. We almost gave him a complex. After that, Ulrich treated his injuries, and he stayed in the ICU for about three months. The Grubers have

felt his

sister earlier had not gone unnoticed by the Schnabel.

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