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?”

due to the fever,

you worry

his account. But now that she was here, he yeamed

smile playing on his lips, as elusive as the moon

worry about me at all, I’d be heartbroken,” Palmer said, his words blending jest with delirium, his voice thick with exhaustion and longing

sleep now. You don’t have to worry about a broken heart. Yours

whether it was fatigue or happiness that brought a

mean… she did

drift off to sleep again. She couldn’t shake the feeling that Palmer’s fever wasn’t due to his wound, but rather

seemed far

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

“Goodnight.”

yanked the covers over Palmer’s face, and left the room in

who had just left the Pollack Mansion, glanced back towards her

caught a fever from such a

real enough, though the circumstances were somewhat convoluted.

the stairs, only to see Sienna holding Malvina with a face full

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

hurt, sweetheart? Don’t worry, I know several top plastic surgeons

said he

coming downstairs, nearly stumbled at the mention, nearly

10:55

pick up an interest in bum treatment?

Calvin has been studying it, so I

a solution. Sienna also relaxed.

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

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

especially when they saw their sister helping him with his food due

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

sniping! What’s 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

accepting the pomidge Noella had prepared, thanked her. “Thanks, Noella. Sorry to worry you, Tristan, Just a small mishap during a site inspection

a couple of days. The place

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