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.

apprentice would end up on stage and had left both the stage

and teachers

play the zither?”

instrument. Can she

“She’ll never manage. If

fingers strummed the zither strings, and the melody of “High Mountain and Flower filled the hall,

resonance of the zither filled the air, lingering long

capturing her daughter’s performance on her phone, and soon every Schnabel

almost forgotten that Noella could play the zither and play it exquisitely, without a hint

the show.

rose, carefully put away the zither, and left the stage Her rendition made

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

her palms, her voice tinged with envy. “That’s Master Rainer’s zither she’s using without so

stage, Master Rainer appeared from his car, all

my absence, but my zither is there with you. My talented apprentice Noella will play for you, and I promise her music

the roads through

endorsement, the crowd

would have thought Ms. Schnabel was also Master Rainer’s apprentice? Her “High Mountain

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of her talent!

family had indeed found a gem. It was a shame she was already engaged to the Pollack family, otherwise, many would have jumped at the chance to ally with the Schnabels. In fact, several people began

up with a pride that couldn’t be

descend from the stage. Just one zither performance,

her out for the Polaris Star, but now

truly extraordinary. If only she’d met me sooner, Mr.

a puzzled expression, turning to

bluntly, Lorne Richardson, is your

were so broke they couldn’t afford a mirror, How could he be so

I’m just a bit smitten with Ms. Schnabel

take a nasty knock to the head as

surgery? But that wouldn’t