The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 212

Chapter 212

Palmer’s voice was a jumble of tones.

1.she

Noella wanted to pull her hand away, but remembering Palmer’s wrist was still wounded and any tug might cause it to bleed again, decided against it

“Palmer?”

Palmer slowly opened his eyes, his gaze foggy, but at least he was awake.

“Noella? Wasn’t I just dreaming? How come you’re here?”

Instead of answering his question, Noella picked up the water glass from the nightstand and handed it to him.

“Take your medicine”

“Alright”

Noella watched Palmer swallow his medicine and helped him lie back down.

His eyes, typically deep and impenetrable, now sparkled with a vivid luster, following her every move without shifting away even for a

moment

Feeling her cheeks heat under his gaze, Noella suddenly recalled what Annie had said earlier.

“Boss wanted to head to Polaris Star to dig up some dirt on your past. He figured if he didn’t, you would.”

Was he so set on handling dangerous matters himself just because he felt they were too perilous for her?

Gazing at the frail Palmer before her, she noticed his pallor, yet his fever made his eyes moist and vulnerable, his gaze fixed on her.

“1 seem to recall telling Annie not to disturb you, yet she still called you. Sorry for interrupting your sweet dreams.”

“Why didn’t you want me to come?”

the fever, his

you

distracted on his account. But now that she was here,

playing on his lips, as elusive as the moon still hanging

worry about me at all, I’d be heartbroken,” Palmer said, his words blending jest with

eyelashes fluttered as she tucked Palmer back under the covers. “Go to sleep now. You don’t have to worry about

hard to tell whether it was fatigue or happiness that brought a smile to Palmer’s

heartbroken- did that mean… she did worry about him, even just

sleep again. She couldn’t shake the feeling that Palmer’s fever wasn’t due to his wound, but rather from

far more severe.

hand grasped by Palmer’s, and he pressed a burning

“Goodnight.”

her hand, yanked the covers over Palmer’s face, and left the

Pollack Mansion, glanced back

will question how Boss caught a fever from such

circumstances were somewhat convoluted. The outcome was the same,

stairs, only to see Sienna

being a tumultuous mother–in–law relationship, which now seemed to have reached a sweet resolution. Seeing the burn scars on Malvina,

top plastic surgeons

said he can take care of

the mention, nearly

10:55

an interest in bum treatment? Change of

studying it, so

Calvin had a solution. Sienna also relaxed.

Professor Calvin Malvina, you stay with us for

Schnabel family didn’t show any surprise at Malvina’s presence. It was as if

breakfast table, the Schnabel brothers‘ eyes held a hint of hostility, especially when they saw their sister helping him with his food due to his bandaged wrist.

Mr. Pollack isn’t well, he should stay in

Palmer having a meal here? You’m the one who talks too much! Palmer, don’t mind

worry you, Tristan, Just a small mishap during a site inspection at work, nothing serious”

you’re hurt, take a break from the company for a couple of days. The place will run

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