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?”

his touch scorching due to the fever, his palm pressing hotly against

you worry about me?”

to care, yet he didn’t want her distracted on his account. But now that she was here, he yeamed

of a smile playing on his lips, as elusive

I told you and then found out you didn’t worry about me at all, I’d be heartbroken,” Palmer said, his

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

to tell whether it was fatigue or happiness that

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

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

seemed far more severe.

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

“Goodnight.”

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

the Pollack Mansion,

caught a fever from such

real enough, though the circumstances were somewhat

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

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

several top plastic surgeons who

Sienna, Dr. Schnabel said he can take

at the mention, nearly missing the last

10:55

an interest in bum treatment? Change of research

to regain composure Thofessor Calvin has been studying it,

had a solution. Sienna also relaxed.

with us for a while. I’ll cook you

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

eyes held a hint of hostility, especially when

imitation “If Mr. Pollack isn’t well, he should stay in the hospital

slapped 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

accepting the pomidge Noella had prepared, thanked her. “Thanks, Noella. Sorry to worry you,

company for a couple of days. The place will run without you. Stay home and spend some

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