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?”

out his touch scorching due to the

do you worry

distracted on his account. But now that she was

a smile playing on his lips, as elusive as the moon still

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

eyelashes fluttered as she tucked Palmer back under the covers. “Go to sleep now. You don’t have to worry

to tell whether it was fatigue or

he wouldn’t be heartbroken- did that mean… she

that Palmer’s fever wasn’t due to his wound, but rather

far more

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

“Goodnight.”

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

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

wonder if Ms. Noella will question how Boss caught a

was real enough, though the circumstances were somewhat

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

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

top plastic

he can take care of it.”

nearly stumbled at the mention,

10:55

when did you pick up an interest in bum treatment?

studying it, so I thought Td learn a bit as well

Calvin had a solution. Sienna

you stay with us for a

at Malvina’s presence. It was as if her joining them at the table

hint of hostility, especially when they saw their sister helping him with his food due to his bandaged

Mr. Pollack isn’t well, he should

your sniping! What’s wrong with Palmer having a meal here? You’m the one who talks too much!

“Thanks, Noella. Sorry to worry you, Tristan, Just a small mishap during a site inspection at work,

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

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