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

tell me, do you worry about me?”

on his account. But now that she

a smile playing on his lips, as elusive as the moon still hanging outside the window.

about me at all, I’d be heartbroken,” Palmer said,

covers. “Go to sleep now. You don’t

was hard to tell whether it was fatigue or happiness that brought a smile

be heartbroken- did that mean… she did worry about him, even just a little

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

injuries seemed far

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

“Goodnight.”

Palmer’s face, and left the room in a fluster!

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

Boss caught a fever from such a minor injury?

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

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

now seemed to have reached a sweet resolution. Seeing the burn

top

Dr. Schnabel said he can take care

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

10:55

questioned, “Since when did you pick up an interest in bum

been studying it, so

that Calvin had a

you stay with us

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

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

imitation “If Mr. Pollack isn’t

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

pomidge Noella had prepared, thanked her. “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 will

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