The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 225

Chapter 225

Noella exhaled a long sigh as she looked at the person lying on the bed. “Why are you here?”

Malvina was wrestling with a pile of plush toys on Noella’s bed, distorting the face of a teddy bear with a forceful tug.

“I missed you, sweetie. You hadn’t been home for a while, so I thought I’d wait for you in your room!”

“Spit it out if you’ve got something to say.”

Malvina’s fidgeting had already betrayed her, it was clear she had something on her mind or she wouldn’t be camping out in Noella’s

room.

“I knew I couldn’t hide anything from you!” Malvina pulled out her phone and handed it to Noella. “Got these weird messages a couple of days ago. Someone claims they’ve got a bunch of my mom’s stuff. But it feels off.”

Growing up with the Grubers, a family notorious for living on the edge, Malvina had developed a keen sense for these things. One glance from Arthur, and she knew exactly what to do and say. Her gut told her something was wrong the moment she saw those messages.

After some thought, the only person she felt she could turn to was Noella, so she made her way to the Schnabel’s. After all, Noella was so capable; she was bound to know how to handle the situation!

“Did you look into this guy?”

Malvina would have naturally inquired within the Shadow Dragon Society to find out what was going on. Her mother had passed away when Malvina was just an infant, so whoever had her belongings now should be known to the members of the Shadow Dragon Society who were close to her.

“I did. Turned out to be an ex–member of the Shadow Dragon Society who retired due to age.”

Malvina propped her chin on the stuffed animal, her brows knitting together in thought.

Noella nodded, affirming Malvina’s suspicions. “It’s unusual. If these were truly your mother’s things, those close to her–and now you, as the head of the Shadow Dragon Society–would’ve handed them directly to you. There’s no need for a secret rendezvous.”

Noella gave the phone a shake. “Mind if I use this?”

Malvina said

but instead watched her bend down and retrieve a

the unusual heft of the pin in her hand. Upon closer inspection, she saw that the hairpin was of the Glassy Type jade, flawless under the light. It was from a piece of jade she had won during a recent showdown at the Gruber

that hairpin is gorgeous. Did you

“Sort of.”

bandaging Palmer’s wounds. She had noticed numerous cuts on his palms. As an assassin, Palmer faced countless challenges, and injuries were par for the course, so she hadn’t thought

had actually used the piece of gemstone she had gifted him to craft

but holding Palmer’s hairpin now made her feel distinctly different- her heart

the hairpin, Noella unlocked the laptop’s mechanism and powered it

Noella’s gaze was steady and focused as she connected Malvina’s

of data on the laptop

on earth was all this? She couldn’t make heads or tails of it! Was Noella really that amazing?

this?

data pinpointed a discreet location, and Noella’s

recognize this

screen. “Hey, isn’t that

she remembered it was close to the Gruber family’s former estate.

.

and antique shops are. Must be one of those antique

check it out

1/5

10:43

Why tomorrow? Would we be spotted if we went now?”

the laptop and phone, and settled into

hadn’t found any time to rest during the

across to the room where the lights had just been turned off. The spacious

Noella must have gone to bed, he turned and made

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