The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 239

To keep Palmer at the estate, Larson actually prepared a veritable feast of comforts and amenities in the villa.

if Palmer walked out today, any future attempts to meddle with him would be even more of an uphill battle!

Palmer looked squarely at Larson, a chilling smirk playing across his lips.

“Thinking you can keep me here with this crew? I’m afraid you’re sorely mistaken. He said.

1 mean no disrespect. This is our own little shindig, you know. It’d be quite rude to bail on us now…”

Palmer couldn’t be bothered with idle chitchat, “Pull the wool over someone else’s eyes if you must, but don’t kid yourself.”

“What are you insinuating?” Larson asked,

Had Palmer caught on to his elaborate setup? But he had deployed cadres of hitmen!

He had put a lot of capital on the line to ensure Palmer would never return to the Pollack Group. Larson couldn’t believe all his schemes had been unveiled….

Palmer snapped his fingers, and seconds later, the estate’s perimeter erupted in explosive blasts. The chandeliers in the banquet hall swayed violently and plaster showered from the walls.

The blasts kept coming, one after the other, the closest at the garden just outside the hall.

That was where Larson had stationed a cadre of hitmen…

Beckett scrambled to grab his sister, only to clutch at the air, he tumed to see Noella already in Palmer’s protective grasp.

Palmer’s hand shielded Noella’s ears, his suit jacket enveloping her to safeguard her with utmost care.

Beckett stared at his empty palm with a cocktail of emotions brewing inside him.

It should’ve been heartwarming to see Palmer instinctively protect his sister, but damn, why did it leave such a sour taste? The explosions outside sent Larson into a full–blown panic.

He could tell, every blast was right where he’d placed his hitmen.

Larson gritted his teeth so hard he nearly tasted blood, “Palmer You’ve got a heart of stone!”

finances; those were high–ticket

of the banquet hall and slid into the car waiting curbside.

followed close behind, his gaze filled with

you alright?”

Tm fine”

sort of chaos was nothing new to her. Only the Schnabels would think she’d

Pollack, don’t drag Noella into this madness again! It’s far too

estate right in the middle of a party. And then there was the fear for

Beckett thought about it, the more he shuddered at the close call.

don’t gamble with Noella’s safety. She’s our

gaze met Beckett’s, a

her, but remember, you need to know she’s not a delicate girl. Hasn’t she faced

with being

gently at her brother’s

plan beforehand, so I wasn’t scared. I don’t want to be a burden to you guys. I’m a Schnabel, too,

truth, she could handle more than Beckett imagined, if not for the fear of alarming

sister’s sweet demeanor and her moist eyes.

endearing? Her words nearly brought him to tears.

Noella’s hair with a heavy hand, pushing back the tears welling in his eyes.

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Whatever you want to do from now on, I’ve

Beckett. Noella

they were done before piping up, “Um, are Dr. Schnabel and Ms. Gruber still back at the

Larson’s?”

detonation points had been set in advance, and Malvina and Ulrich had left the hall

involving them

not scared, so what’s there for a grown man to

was quite

still back at the bombed estate, didn’t seem to

was clear the Schnabels

Larson’s ravaged

muddy figures crawled out

spat out the dirt from his mouth, his once white shirt now a

asked, removing his coat

you look like you’ve been through