The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 256

The production team was pacing nervously

Midway through filming, the lead actors, Stirling and Yesbel, had mysteriously vanished. If word got out, it would spell disaster for

involved, from the investors down to the last crew membert

The person in charge of the crew sighed in relief at Noells’s arrival. “We’ve been keeping it under wraps, too scared to even call the cops. Thank heavens you are here, or we’d have no clue how to handle this messt

Noella frowned, her tone stem. “How could you even think of not reporting something this serious? If anything happens to Stirling and Yashet, who’s going to take responsibility?”

She wasn’t a cop or a detective. Surely, the crew couldn’t expect her to find them, could they?

Sewing the faint anger on Noella’s face, the crew leader wiped his sweat and hurriedly explained, ‘We wanted to, really, but Stirling and Wasbel’s agent told us to wait for you!”

Yasbel was under contract with Polaris Star’s own entertainment company, East Sea Culture Company. The agent, being an internal staff member, decided not to alert the authorities, uncertain of what had actually happened.

Noella stepped into the room. “If there’s no news in two hours, call the police. You’ve already missed the golden hour for a search and

rescue

The production was a massive investment, and they were hoping this movie would be their ticket to major awards. If it leaked that the leads were missing, billions in investment would go down the drain!

The crew leader didn’t dare hesitate and quickly agreed.

Noella’s gaze then turned to the two agents waiting by the side. “Has Stirling been harassed by any fans recently?”

“Just those. Even if Stirling filed a complaint, most of them are underage, barely fourteen. It’s tricky to handle.”

From day one of shooting, several obsessed fans, barely twelve, had been lurking around, forcing the crew to arrange transportation to send them home. Unfortunately, this made those fans think Stirling was indulging and welcoming them!

An agent pulled out a phone. “This is Stirling’s phone. I don’t know the passcode, Ms. Noella. Maybe you could try.”

a photo of Stirling and Noella together, with a few

moment, then tried her

mentioning that he had set all his devices, including his bank PIN, to her birthday!

filled with

didn’t Surling just contact his carrier to disable

“Stirling used to ignore his messages, but after you went home, sometimes you’d text, and Stirling would check in case he missed

texted were few and far between, as she preferred to call if

message from

know whether to blame herself for texting Stirling in the first place or regret that she hadn’t

messages she did send were all saved as favorites by Stirling!

seeing Noella’s guilt, whispered soothingly, “Even if he disabled messaging, those fans would just start calling, making it even more of a hassle. It’s not your fault. Besides, we shouldn’t have to limit

“Let’s focus on finding them. Where was Yasbel’s last

“North, near a small creek.”

with the border only a hundred kilometers further.

Stirling’s phone.

creaked open, and Maddox emerged, draped in an army coat.

back? Why didn’t you

anything unusual these past few days?”

Garden, Maddox would’ve noticed

at Maddox with hopeful

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Ellsworth Fuller came by the other night, along with the rest of the Fuller family,

Maddox angry. They clearly

unusual at night. The young master mentioned their filming was a bit noisy, so I didn’t stay here

keep an eye on Noella’s property and to

Mrs. Lambert to the Schnabel family’s cemetery, Maddox was somewhat relieved. He worried about who would accompany Old Mrs. Lambert when

Stirling staying at Verdant Garden, Maddox decided to spend his nights at a distant nephew’s house, away from the film crew.

quite pleased with the Schnabel children; they were clearly extraordinary folks. Stirling’s

they were missing, Maddox

check