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

tell me, do you

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

his lips,

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

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

medicine kicked in, and it was hard to tell whether it was

did that mean… she did worry

fever wasn’t due to his wound, but rather from catching a chill. His wound wasn’t inflamed; the lever seemed more like the result of

seemed far more severe.

Palmer’s,

“Goodnight.”

Palmer’s face, and left

Pollack Mansion, glanced back towards

caught a

though the circumstances were somewhat convoluted. The outcome was the same,

the stairs, only to see Sienna holding Malvina with a

seemed to have reached a sweet resolution. Seeing

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

up an

throat to regain composure Thofessor Calvin has been studying it, so

had a solution.

Calvin Malvina, you stay with us for a while. I’ll cook you some

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

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

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

wrong with Palmer having a meal here? You’m the one who talks too much! Palmer, don’t mind him. Have some more to eat. How did you get hurt all of a

“Thanks, Noella. Sorry to worry you, Tristan, Just a small mishap during a site inspection at work, nothing

a break from the company for a couple of days. The place

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