The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 10

[Boss, are you doubting that there was something fishy about you being switched at birth?]

Noella nodded and replied: [The Schnabel family is no ordinary wealthy family. A mix–up like swapping kids that goes unnoticed for over a decade just doesn’t happen in families like that, especially when it involves several children.]

[Gotcha, I’ll dig into it right away.]

Five minutes later, thanks to the intel network Noella had set up herself, there was fresh news.

The mix–up with Noella, Briony, and Elara happened because the hospital where their moms. gave birth had a major medical mishap that year.

The delivery room was moved next door to the orphanage, where there were too many people to keep track of, and the security wasn’t exactly tight, leading to the baby switcheroo.

Noella: [Give me the location of that orphanage; I’ll check it out personally later.]

[Boss, the orphanage and the hospital are at the same place, but the hospital has been shut down for years and is now abandoned, while the orphanage is still up and running. Still standing after all these years and in Imperial City, too? That’s no small feat. Be careful, Boss.]

Noella had a hunch that something was off about that orphanage! She checked the address of the orphanage and put away her phone.

Tristan’s voice came from the doorway. “Darling, come down for dinner. Not sure what your taste is, so see if it suits your palate.”

Tristan looked at Noella with eyes full of fatherly love, anxious that she might not like the dishes.

Walking beside him, Noella asked, “With our family’s connections, didn’t you guys want to dig into my past after finding me?”

Tristan chuckled. “It was your sister Elara who said investigating beforehand might bias us, and if your past was rough, it’d be harder for us to make it up to you. So she suggested we get to know you slowly after you came home.”

Noella nodded in understanding.

The grand dining hall was bright, luxurious crystal chandeliers scattered light across the marble walls like a gathering of stars, a fireworks display of light forming the words “Welcome home, darling.”

The dining table, worth thirty million, was made of fragrant ebony and filled the air with its natural aroma, making the food on the table look even more exquisite.

Standing in front of the table were four men, all looking at Noella with eager and cautious eyes.

Then they saw a girl who resembled their mother standing on the stairs, dressed in a light

luminous Amethyst bracelet on her

otherworldly, calm and poised, as if she stepped out of a painting with a touch of ice lotus–like

their sister!

“Noella. these are your brothers. Come on, Beckett,

a refined and easy–going appearance, a true gentleman, dressed in a custom–made Italon suit, sporting a pair of precious ruby cufflinks that had fetched sixty. million at last

the youngest at the top of the new rich list, but he was

Noella a black card.

gentleness was unbelievable; the smile was a product of careful practice on the way home. perfectly

gift from me. Buy whatever you

it and nodded

was more touching than striking gold ten

forward was fair, with impeccable features and hands that looked like fine jade, tempting to be cherished as works of

sister, I’m your second eldest brother, Ulrich. Here’s

handed Noella a box made of pearwood, pleasing

every corner.

were wood shavings on Ulrich’s hands; it was clearly his handiwork.

a hairpin and a card.

care possible. Of course, I hope you’ll never need it. I’m not as wealthy as our oldest brother, but I made this hairpin myself, and I hope you like

Schnabel was a name Noella had seen in medical journals. The youngest medical genius in the world, the only one capable of performing surgeries with a

picked up the hairpin, finely carved with orchids, made from top–grade wood that cost a hundred

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Ulrich, I

Noella actually wearing the hairpin he made, Ulrich’s smile bloomed like spring flowers, more satisfying than snatching

your third brother, Stirling. You’ve probably seen me before, right?

piercing eyes and a sculpted nose; even his hair spelled elegance. The youngest grand slam actor in Harmonia Country, he swept all the acting awards since his debut, and his songs were known in every nook and cranny of Harmonia Country, a superstar red–hot on the

Stirling, expressing

wouldn’t like his gift, but her saying she liked it was

couldn’t wait and strode forward, scooping Noella up in a whirl.

your sister down! If you drop her, I’ll kill

could kick Jasper a few times for

Schnabel was dressed in a floral shirt, the top button undone, revealing

when it came to looks. and Jasper, with his slightly roguish charm, was no exception. Thanks to his handsome mug. you

in international courts and never met a case he couldn’t knock out of the park. His cut from a single case could hit the eight–figure mark – talk about every word being worth its weight in