The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 5

Noella was taken aback, her brows furrowing slightly. “Marriage? Doesn’t the family have other daughters?”

“Miss Elara sald she’s not a daughter of the Schnabel family, not worthy to take your engagement spot. The lord said the marriage is yours, and no one can snatch it away!”

Wren was grinning from ear to ear after receiving a call, chatting respectfully with the other party for a bit before hanging up and turning to Noella.

“Miss, before the lord wants you to swing by to see him before you go home. You know his health isn’t great, and he’s been missing you for many years.”

Noella didn’t mind and nodded. “Sure, but the gift I’ve prepared for Grandpa hasn’t arrived yet. Wouldn’t it be improper to show up empty–handed?”

Wren quickly waved his hands. “The fact that you’re willing to visit is already a big deal. The lord doesn’t care much for those things.”

Marcel Schnabel had lived for so long, what good things hadn’t he seen?

What Wren was really worried about was Noella refusing to go.

The fact that she had thought to prepare a gift for the lord was already impressive.

Considering the Lambert family’s poor state, living in that tiny villa, Wren didn’t expect Noella to come up with anything too fancy. But with Noella saying so, showing balance and politeness, yet neither servile nor overbearing, Wren’s impression of her improved a lot.

That demeanor, truly fitting for the Schnabel family’s Miss!

“The lord is recuperating in a hospital on the outskirts of Imperial City. I’ll take you there now.”

Half an hour later, the helicopter turned into a regular sedan, smoothly entering Imperial West Hospital.

Wren handed Noella a piece of paper with a room number on it.

“Miss, the lord doesn’t like too many people around. I’ll go wash the car, so could you please go up on your own? I’ll wait for you here!”

Marcel had a foul temper, which had grown even more eccentric since falling ill.

Wren looked apologetically at Noella.

Taking the paper, Noella nodded faintly. “Okay.”

Just as she reached the third floor, a bunch of wild kids knocked over a nurse’s cart, sending it barreling towards Noella!

“Watch out!” The nurses cried out in alarm.

Chapter 5

“Oh no.

for bed number three. If it spills, we’re done for…”

was about to dodge when she overheard the

number three? Wasn’t that Marcel’s bed

cart was out of control, speeding towards

of her feet and a

steadied the cart.

a single drop of

were stunned! That was some slick move!

you okay?”

the cart to

herself at her.

grab Noella’s arm, but Noella dodged

lunged at air, and while Noella was distracted, she grabbed onto her clothes, her voice loud enough for

up after killing my son. What can I possibly do? Miss, you gotta help us get

started bawling,

West Hospital must compensate for my son! You quacks took

patient’s door had onlookers.

such sights, hurried over to try to pull Noella

lady shoved the nurse to the ground, wailing, “Oh

nurse, visibly annoyed, frowned and said, “Excuse me, you signed a surgical consent before the operation. The patient died from postoperative care negligence, not because of

louder, buzzing

relation? My son breathed his

natural loudspeaker, her booming voice wearing everyone down.

wails. “Why doesn’t anyone believe me?

but couldn’t just kick

nonsense. Just because your son said that in your dream, you think that’s the evidence? Superstitious rubbish! Security, take

the floor, making a scene as if she wouldn’t

cool voice sounded above the lady’s

this your son’s prescription? There’s a problem with this medication.

Noella, her expression calm as she looked at the prescription in the lady’s hand. Noella’s cool gaze, like water stirring ripples,

hers.

it! Finally, someone’s

couple of weeks, and the whole floor’s medical staff

were giving Noella hostile

you like. What makes you think our hospital’s prescription is off?”

be talking nonsense? Can you even understand this prescription? Do you

gave her a

can inhibit the synthesis and release of prostaglandins, suppress the activity of 11B–hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, leading to elevated blood pressure in patients. This is common knowledge. The amount of licorice tablets in this prescription is excessive, causing the patient’s blood pressure to spike and resulting in death.”