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 against

me, do you worry

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

playing on his lips, as elusive as the moon

me at all, I’d be heartbroken,” Palmer said, his words blending

now. You don’t have to worry

medicine kicked in, and it was hard to tell whether it was fatigue or happiness that

that mean… she did worry about him, even

fever wasn’t due to his wound, but rather from

seemed far

she felt her hand grasped by Palmer’s, and he

“Goodnight.”

Palmer’s face, and

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

Boss caught a fever from such a minor

were somewhat convoluted. The

as she descended the stairs, only to see

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,

know several top

okay, Sienna, Dr. Schnabel said he can take care of it.”

coming downstairs, nearly stumbled at the mention, nearly missing the last

10:55

pick up an interest in bum treatment? Change of

studying

had a solution.

with us

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

seeing Palraer at the 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

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

the one who talks too much! Palmer, don’t mind him. Have some more to eat. How did you get hurt all of a sudden?”

you, Tristan, Just a small mishap during a site

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

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