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, his palm

me, do you worry about me?”

his

playing on his lips, as elusive

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

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

whether it was fatigue or happiness that

did that mean… she did worry about

She couldn’t shake the feeling that Palmer’s fever wasn’t due to his wound, but rather from catching a chill. His wound wasn’t inflamed; the

injuries seemed far

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

“Goodnight.”

her hand, yanked the covers over Palmer’s face, and left the

the Pollack Mansion, glanced back towards her

if Ms. Noella will question how Boss caught a fever from such a

circumstances were

next morning, Noella yawned as she descended the stairs, only to see

being a tumultuous mother–in–law relationship, which now seemed to have

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he can take care

the mention, nearly missing the last step.

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up an interest in

has been studying

that Calvin had a solution. Sienna also

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

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

brothers‘ eyes held a hint of hostility, especially when they

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

annoyed “Quit your sniping! What’s wrong with Palmer having a meal here? You’m the one who talks too much! Palmer, don’t

you, Tristan, Just

hurt, take a break from the company for a couple of days. The

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