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.

his prized apprentice would end up on stage and had left both the stage and the zither

the students and teachers were astounded.

play the

Master Rainer’s instrument. Can

lip, sourly remarking, “She’ll never manage. If

simple white dress shimmering in the spotlight. Her delicate fingers strummed the zither strings, and the melody of “High Mountain and Flower filled the hall,

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

couldn’t resist capturing her daughter’s performance on her phone, and soon

it exquisitely, without a hint of stage fright, becoming

the show.

carefully put away the zither, and left the stage Her rendition made Oriana’s plano

zither was nothing short

palms, her voice tinged with envy. “That’s

over the stage, Master Rainer

but my zither is there with you. My talented apprentice Noella will play for you, and

video angle betrayed no hint of traffic; the roads through the car window

Rainers endorsement, the crowd was

was also Master Rainer’s apprentice? Her “High Mountain and Flowing River” was proof

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of her talent!

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

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

one zither performance,

her out for the Polaris Star, but now Lome felt his

“Ms. Schnabel is truly extraordinary. If only she’d met me sooner, Mr. Pollack wouldn’t have

puzzled expression, turning to face him.

Lorne Richardson, is

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

mean by that? I’m just a bit smitten with Ms. Schnabel and wanted to get to know

working fine, too. You didn’t take a nasty knock to the

had he not fully recovered from his recent brain surgery? But that