The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

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

1. in.

“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.”

in her hand. Even if she had refused Walden’s request, Palmer would still have given

there were

name.

laughing, his shoulders trembling lightly. Was his fiancée always

some business at

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care of

nodded in

several bodyguards around Sexton, safety wasn’t an issue; it was the old man’s health that concerned Palmer

Sexton watched Palmer’s car disappear into the distance and grumbled, “That kid! Dropping Noella off and

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 Palmer yet. that kid really

genuinely concerned.

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

was stunned by the turnout.

this her idea of not worrying about

wouldn’t matter at an art exhibition. Those highbrow artists

crowd like a celebrity. Upon seeing Noella, surrounded by the Schnabels,

your birthday live stream. My

Noella, his stare icy. “Stay away from my

with the Grubers,

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 watch a Schnabel family reunion? If you wish

“That guy’s still

don’t like him?”

bastard child, and even the Grubers don’t take him seriously. A few years back, he tried to court Elara and got a beating

a bastard to dare go after Palmer, the Grubers were truly

hadn’t realized the depth of the bad

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Chapter 139

“And then?”

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 kept

events, Stirling felt his fists itching

had looked at his sister earlier had not gone unnoticed by the Schnabel. brothers, whose glares were anything