The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 245

Garrick had intentionally placed Noella in a catch–22 situation. The g with the Schnabel family

quests at the opening ceremony Included several partners affiliated

With Garrick having made his statement, if the Schnabels didn’t let Noella take the stage, it would be tantamount to admitting they had raised a child who lacked savvy

It Noella refused Garrick, it would only serve to embarrass him and, by extension, tamish the Schnabel family’s reputation. Should she perform, at woret, only she would face embarrassment.

Garrick must have calculated that Noella would act in her own best interest and choose the lesser of two evila

Merck frowned in displeasure. “Garrick must’ve been lying in wait, just eager to see our Noella perform. Now it makes sense why he’s been eyeing her all this time!”

Marcel also fixed his gaze on Noella. “Noella, if you don’t want to go up there, I’ve got your back!

The Schnabel family had no tradition of parading the kids out for a show at every festive gathering. Only Garrick, a childless widower, seemed to relish putting other people’s children on display!

Noella shook her head, rising with composed elegance. “It’s just a little performance.”

She didn’t want the Schnabels to be criticized over such a trivial matter. If Garrick was set on her taking the stage, he’d surely have other schemes up his sleeve if she didn’t comply.

et to unfold.

Onana was a fool, Garrick’s true intentions were yet

As Noella shrugged off her coat and stepped onto the stage, a glint of smugness twinkled in Oriana’s eyes.

She must be forcing herself to perform, Oriana thought. Once she’s up there and clueless, she’ll be the laughingstock! Compared to her own flawless piano recital, this Ms. Noella, who rode her family’s coattails to university, would surely pale in comparison.

Noella looked at Mizar, cool and collected, asked, “Master isn’t here, but what about his instrument?”

“Right here! Il fetch it at once!”

A zither wasn’t exactly portable, and frequent moving could damage it. Master Rainer’s zither was backstage.

Seeing her opt for the zither, Garrick raised an eyebrow, both surprised and wholly expecting it. He glanced at his phone’s map, noting the traffic–fme route Rainer was on.

knew his prized apprentice would end up on stage and had left

and

can play the zither?”

Can she even handle it??

never manage. If she darpages Master Rainer’s

stage was a vision of serenity, her simple white dress shimmering in the spotlight. Her delicate fingers strummed the zither strings, and the melody of “High Mountain and Flower filled

of the zither filled the air, lingering long after she had

her daughter’s performance on her phone, and soon every Schnabel had a video

forgotten that Noella could play the zither and play it exquisitely, without a hint of stage fright, becoming the star of

the show.

note faded, Noella rose, carefully put away the zither, and left the stage Her rendition made Oriana’s plano solo seem like child’s play

musician herself, Oriana could tell Noella’s mastery of the zither was nothing short of professional, leaving her own bitterness unspoken.

tinged with envy. “That’s Master Rainer’s zither she’s using without

big screen over the stage, Master

with you. My talented apprentice Noella will play for you,

no hint of traffic; the roads through the car

the crowd

apprentice? Her “High Mountain and Flowing

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of her talent!

otherwise, many would have jumped at the chance to ally with the Schnabels. In fact,

with a pride that couldn’t be priced. His darling daughter was

zither performance, and

for the Polaris Star, but now Lome felt his

Schnabel is truly extraordinary. If only she’d met me sooner, Mr. Pollack wouldn’t have stood a chance”

puzzled expression, turning

have a history of mental illness? Or to put it bluntly, Lorne Richardson, is your urine matte? Because if it were shiny, wouldn’t you have seen your

afford a mirror, How could

turned to Elara. “Elara, what do you mean by that? I’m just a bit smitten with Ms. Schnabel and wanted to get to know

too. You didn’t take a

recovered from his recent brain surgery?