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?”

due to the fever, his palm pressing hotly

me, do you

to care, yet he didn’t want her distracted on his account. But

squinted slightly, a ghost of a smile playing on his lips, as elusive as the moon still

didn’t worry about me at all, I’d be heartbroken,” Palmer

back under the covers. “Go to sleep now. You don’t have to worry about a

whether it was fatigue or

that mean… she did worry about

frowned slightly as she watched Palmer drift off to sleep again. She couldn’t shake the feeling that Palmer’s fever wasn’t due to his wound, but rather from catching a chill. His wound wasn’t inflamed; the lever seemed more like the

seemed far more

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

“Goodnight.”

over Palmer’s face, and left the

had just left the Pollack Mansion, glanced back towards her boss’s home.

Noella will question how Boss caught a fever from

the wound was real enough, though the circumstances were somewhat convoluted. The outcome was the

yawned as she descended the stairs, only to see

now seemed to have reached a sweet resolution. Seeing the burn scars on Malvina, Sienna’s tears

it hurt, sweetheart? Don’t worry, I know several top plastic

he can take care

stumbled at the mention, nearly missing the last

10:55

pick up an interest

his throat to regain composure Thofessor Calvin has been studying it, so I thought Td learn a bit as

had a solution. Sienna also

stay with us for a while. I’ll cook you some delicious meals!”

rest of the Schnabel family didn’t show any surprise at Malvina’s presence. It was as if her joining them at the table was the

a hint of hostility, especially when they saw their

back his imitation “If Mr. Pollack isn’t well, he should

him on the back, annoyed “Quit your sniping! What’s wrong with Palmer having a meal here? You’m the one who talks too much! Palmer, don’t mind

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

couple

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