The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 143

Noella rounded the corner of the staircase when a peculiar noise from the basement storage room caught her attention. She frowned slightly and whispered, “Palmer, hang on a sec

“I can wait forever.”

After all, what was a little waiting if it made her fall for him?

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Noella paused, sensing an undertone in Palmer’s words. She slipped her locked phone into her blazer pocket and headed towards the basement, where stacks of supplies awaited,

The gallery staff had gone home for the day, but there were still some workers in blue overalls bustling about.

Noella glanced around the storage area and stealthily climbed atop a construction scaffold, crouching above the workers to eavesdrop.

“Come on, lace that batch of paint with the stuff.”

“You sure they won’t detect it once we put them in?”

“No way!” The ringleader was brimming with confidence.

“They’re odorless and colorless. Once they’re in, those painters will be none the wiser until they’re sick. And when that happens, the gallery will be in deep water. Ms. Schnabel chose to be uncooperative and cross swords with the Gruber clan. She made such a show today, turning the Gruber’s gallery into a laughingstock!”

The workers mixed the powdered substance into the paint, and then added the doctored paint cubes into the original batches.

“Is Ms. Schnabel still in her office?”

“Lights out upstairs, must’ve left.”

The lead worker pulled a vial from his pocket, his face twisted with malice, “Just drop this into her office water cooler. One sip and she’s done for!”

The other workers paled on spot, not expecting to take action against Noella.

“You can’t hit Ms. Schnabel, even if you’re out for Petra’s blood. What if the Schnabels come

after us?”

was Ms. Noella Schnabel, for heaven’s sake. If something happened to her, they wouldn’t have lives

Gruber family’s got our backs.”

cash, chump change for the Schnabel family. But Noella had to show her authority and lock Petra up. Well, she couldn’t blame him for playing dirty!

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the scene impassively. Her gaze swept over the surveillance EXTATES, AN predictably dead, every red

was tampered with, they turned to the

the

half of this exhibition space will collapse, preferably during business hours. Wouldn’t it be fun if it crushed

had it all figured out. If the equipment failed and the exhibition collapsed, killing people, not

And they would see who could challenge the Gruber family

country bumpkin thinking she’s Ms. Art Connoisseur?

to a brat.

workers swept a glance around the stuff in the storage and left, satisfied with their sabotage to basically everything.

the gallery for years under Petra’s wing. Now with Petra locked away, those workers lost a cash cow, thus turned to the Gruber family

Yasbel had tested – with added video capabilities,

descended from the roof, dusted off her blazer, and

outside. Palmer was there with

started to rain. What were you

tying up loose

first time Palmer saw Noella in her professional attire. Her tailored capris revealed slender, pale ankles, and her heels added an elegant touch to her usual sassy charm.

the gates of her home, gazing at her, reluctant

ways.

chance to see you

wallpaper, a reminder of her

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hapter 145

Noella and planting

And if you’re not yet accustomed to missing me, then dream of me.”