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 palm pressing hotly

tell me, do you worry

didn’t want her distracted on his

lips, as elusive as the

I’d be

she tucked Palmer back under the covers. “Go to sleep now. You don’t have to worry about a broken heart.

was hard to tell whether it was fatigue

said he wouldn’t be heartbroken- did that mean… she did worry about him, even just

due to his wound,

far more severe.

hand grasped by Palmer’s, and he pressed a burning kiss into her palm.

“Goodnight.”

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

the Pollack Mansion, glanced back

how Boss caught a fever from

was real enough, though the circumstances were somewhat convoluted. The outcome was the same, wasn’t it?

morning, Noella yawned as she descended the stairs, only to see Sienna holding

to have reached a sweet resolution. Seeing the burn scars on Malvina,

worry, I know several top

said he can take care

nearly stumbled at the mention, nearly

10:55

an interest in bum treatment? Change of research

his throat to regain composure Thofessor Calvin has been studying

a

Nothing beats Professor Calvin Malvina, you stay with us for a while. I’ll cook you some delicious meals!”

surprise at Malvina’s presence. It was as if her joining them at the table was the most natural thing in the world.

of hostility, especially when they

Mr. Pollack isn’t

You’m the one who talks too much! Palmer, don’t mind him. Have some more to eat. How did you get hurt

Noella had prepared, thanked her. “Thanks, Noella. Sorry to worry you, Tristan, Just a small mishap during a site

that you’re hurt, take a break from the company for a couple of days. The place will run without

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