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!”

was hemorrhaging his finances;

strode out of the banquet hall and slid into the car

close behind, his gaze filled with concem for Noella.

you alright?” he asked.

Tm fine”

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

frowned at Palmer with disagreement, Mr. Pollack, don’t drag Noella into this madness again!

out–shocked by Palmer’s audacity to blow up L Larson’s estate right in the middle of a party.

about it, the more he shuddered at

She’s our family’s treasure. If anything happened to her, you couldn’t

met Beckett’s, a silent clash in the air.

know you want to protect her, but remember, you need to know she’s not a delicate girl. Hasn’t she faced dangers returning to the

that came with being a Schnabel

smiled gently at her brother’s pained and apologetic

Beckett Palmer briefed me on the plan beforehand, so I wasn’t scared. I don’t want to be a

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

melted at his sister’s sweet demeanor and her moist eyes. And now he felt quiltier

so dam endearing? Her words nearly brought him to

tousled Noella’s hair with a heavy hand, pushing

1/2

been there enough. Whatever you want to do from now on, I’ve got

Noella

up, “Um, are Dr. Schnabel and Ms. Gruber

Larson’s?”

and Malvina and Ulrich had left the

accident involving them would’ve been disastrous.

waved it off nonchalantly, “No worries, a few little bangs are nothing. Noella’s not scared, so what’s there for a grown

thought, Your tune was quite different just a moment ago!

didn’t seem to matter as much as Noella needing to eat.

the Schnabels had their

at Larson’s ravaged

had settled, two muddy figures crawled out

dirt from his mouth, his once white shirt

removing his coat to cover

you look like you’ve