The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 167

Walden’s face turned ghostly pale in an instant!

Ms. Schnabel…you’ve got to be kidding me. This is no joke – I truly meant to apologize!”

Noella let out a mocking laugh, dripping with scorn.

“Walden, you’ve been poisoning paintings at my gallery, poaching my staff, tampering with supplies to nearly cause accidents, and the Gruber family has been openly challenging my employees. And you call this a sincere apology? If brains were dynamite, the Gruber family wouldn’t have enough to blow their nose. You might as well declare bankruptcy now, rather than waiting for the inevitable.”

Walden hadn’t expected Noella to know all about the dirty tricks he’d orchestrated! Impossible. His schemes had been so covert; how did Noella find out he was the mastermind behind them? She must be bluffing.

“Ms. Noella, don’t throw around accusations. I’ve never stooped to such lows. Someone must be framing me. It’s all a misunderstanding; please don’t fall for it.”

With a sneer, Noella pulled out her phone and played a video for everyone to see. The video clearly showed workers confessing that the person who wanted to poison Noella to death was none other than Walden!

Everybody’s gaze towards Walden became complicated!

“It’s one thing for Walden to use shady tactics to undermine the gallery – that could be chalked up to rough–and–tumble business warfare. But to poison Ms. Schnabel? That takes nerve!”

“Aside from being the apple of the Schnabel family’s eye, she was also Mr. Pollack’s fiancée.”

“Considering how Mr. Pollack had just publicly kicked Walden to the curb for her, this mess was far from over.”

At Lucian’s birthday bash, the elite of high society could see the writing on the wall for the Gruber family!

Right there, people started backing out, “Walden, about that deal we discussed, I’ve changed my mind. Let’s not go through with it.”

“Yeah, that thing you mentioned earlier, let’s forget it. I think it’s best we don’t do business together in the future!”

Walden’s head buzzed with the voices around him! He had indeed drugged Noella, but only to make her fall mysteriously ill so he could swoop in as the savior. Ms. Schnabel would

1/4

12:04

head over heels for

now his carefully laid plans were

was quickly dragged away by the estate’s security to be returned to the Gruber

as Walden was hauled off like a sack of

her

just to keep him busy and away from my mentor, nothing lethal.”

enough to socially bury Walden multiple times, with a few more “burials” to come once he got back

when she’d slipped Walden the drug. Her ability to poison without a trace was reminiscent of the elusive medic rumored to operate in

phantom figure?

I be worried? If I upset my fiancée, will I also end up bedridden for days?”

glance, her voice chilly, “If you’re curious, you’re welcome

chuckled softly; leaning closer to her ear, he uttered, “I don’t plan on being bedridden, but I wouldn’t mind spending a few days

to his words than met the ear. Was

hadn’t realized before how immature and tedious he could be.

crept over Noella’s cheeks, and with an irritated glance at Palmer, she walked towards Master

my sole

neatly combed back and exuded a

mentioned you’re quite the chess player. Come by sometime for

obligingly, “Of course.”

the room with a meaningful expression, and said, “Noella, don’t take the earlier incident to heart. The Gruber family has been living high off the hog for too long and seems to have forgotten that they’re nothing but

2/4

12:04

once Lucian’s secretary and had risen to prominence with

attend to. You two head back when you’re ready.”

“Will do.

left the estate to find a car waiting by the curb. As Palmer leaned in to fasten her seat belt, he asked with a touch

won’t

Master Killian’s capabilities as a veteran member of the Polaris Star. Her mentor didn’t have the intention of

At Schnabel Manor.