The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 6

What on earth was this girl yammering about? Did she have any idea who Professor Calvin is? The dude’s a top–notch doc who checks up on the bigwigs! Did she really think she can just hit him up whenever?

The nurse sneered. “If you can get through to Professor Calvin, I’ll bow down and apologize.”

*Kids these days. I tell ya. My son thinks he’s Ultraman or something.”

“Enough chit–chat, let’s kick her out already. A little time at the police station will knock some sense into her and show her where she stands.”

Right in front of everyone, Noella whipped out her phone and dialed a number.

A doctor nearby scoffed. “She’s just punching in random digits. At least save a fake ‘Calvin‘ in your contacts to make it look good.”

Noella was speechless.

It’s not like he’s that important. Why would she bother saving his number? She remembered it because he’d called way too many times.

The other end picked up quickly.

Noella hit the speakerphone.

“This is Noella. There’s something wrong with the meds you prescribed.”

A confident male voice responded, “So you’ve finally decided to join our lab? Wait, what did you say?”

“I’m at Imperial West Hospital. You prescribed licorice tablets for a patient with hypertensive heart disease.”

Calvin smacked his forehead. “Right, right, I did prescribe licorice tablets for a patient, but just once. The dosage is correct, strictly controlled.”

“You prescribed it five times. The patient is dead.”

Calvin said in disbelief, “Impossible! I have the prescription right here. I only signed off on it once, for the patient in room eight. Their blood pressure couldn’t handle too much licorice!”

Noella coolly replied. “So, you got it wrong.”

Calvin, in a frenzy on the other end, “Alright, my bad. If you’re willing to join our lab…”

“Your lab’s going nowhere. Count me out.” After saying that, she asked again, “Who is this?”

There was a pause on the line before he replied with this name.

Upon hearing his name, Noella hung up.

Calvin, still holding his phone, was dumbfounded.

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Chartere

Hold on a sec! How could the prescription for bed eight be wrong? And someone died?

away,

maybe he’d get to see that girl!

up, tilted her chin up slightly and looked at the nurse.

you’ll bow down and apologize?”

Professor Calvin’s voice on the line! And he was all gung–ho

medical staff

in medicine, now admitting he screwed up a

word got out, it would rock the entire medical world.

catching. “Even if Professor Calvin admits it, nobody knows which family’s kid

this tough to crack

eyes coolly locking with

an imposing presence that made people hesitate to meet his gaze. The air of authority. that comes with long–held power was all over Marcel; just one look from him could overwhelm

met his gaze and

“His.”

speechless. This girl claimed to be from Marcel’s family! What

name the girl had used on the phone didn’t match the Schnabel family. How could she possibly be

you can eat junk food, but you can’t talk nonsense.”

her expression as tranquil as an ink wash painting,

seen.

eyes

glance, Marcel felt a

girl had to be his

his daughter–in–law when she was young, with hints of his late wife in

eyes.

appeared even more composed and graceful, making those rascals look like

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amateurs!

pleased with what he saw.

medical staff were still clamoring to throw Noella out.

out to get you! There’s

raised his hand for silence, and

waved Noella over. “Call

went with the flow, stepping up to stand beside

“Grandpa.”

have you

gaze swept over the group of

Who said to take her away? I’d

Noella was actually Marcel’s granddaughter!

criticize the Schnabel family’s upbringing and bully the Schnabel family’s young

jelly at

didn’t mean it. We didn’t know she was the young miss of

waved them off. “Someone will be in touch regarding these

what that meant. Their faces fell, staring at Noella behind

lady on the floor, her face streaked with tears, looked at Noella

assured her. “Someone will help