The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

In the ICU ward of Tranquility City First Hospital, Milford lay amid a sea of tubes and wires, appearing as a human pincushion, barely hanging on by a thread. Any slight movement and he was in a world of hurt!

Once handsome, his face now grotesquely swollen, bearing no resemblance to its former self, almost resembling a pig’s head.

The three from the Lambert family stood before him, all gobsmacked!

Briony, seeing her beau looking like something out of a horror show, wanted to grab Milford’s hand but couldn’t find a gap amidst the jungle of tubes!

It was a face not even a mother could love!

Briony let out a blood–curdling scream!

“Milford, how on earth… what happened to you?”

Belinda was shell–shocked too.

Milford had been a looker since he was a tot, which was why she and his mother Linsey had secured this marriage arrangement when he was still in diapers. They were worried that a guy with such good looks and from an affluent family would be snatched up by someone else if they didn’t act quickly.

Now, looking at Milford’s face, Belinda could hardly believe her eyes!

“Oh Milford, what’s become of you?”

Linsey was on the sidelines, bawling her eyes out. “Who would have guessed? Milford was just heading to a business meeting and some thugs jumped him halfway there! It’s like there’s no law and order anymore!”

Briony’s heart was in her throat. “Did you guys call the cops? This is outrageous; we,

get justice for Milford!”

Linsey hemmed and hawed.

need to

If they went to the cops, wouldn’t the whole saga of Milford living it up in the bar, ringing up a storm on the tab with a bevy of bar girls, become the talk of the town?

Linsey was too chicken to call the cops, partly because she feared Milford might have ticked off some lady who decided to get even.

If the Lambert family got wind of this, their precious marriage deal would be toast!

Milford, his voice hoarse and broken, managed to gasp out, “Noella… Noella!”

Lambert family was

mean that his

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But hadn’t Noella…”

been

for days, not knowing if their plan had. succeeded probably just a lousy signal in the

girl she might have

clenched his teeth, “Noella! It’s all…

effort he was putting into speaking, felt her heart break. “Milford, you mean you got

Milford painfully nodded.

chimed in, “Noella was sent back to the countryside to live with

in her younger days, glared daggers at them. “So, you’re saying my son ends up like this all because of your family? You owe me an explanation. Milford’s my only son, and he’s already had

family. Briony is our daughter. I’ll issue a public statement to disown

pesky

to do

all over the ICU. The

Lamberts stood outside the door,

for Noella at Rising Glory Mall helped her escape?” “It must

Milford again. How can she

engagement! There was no way she’d let Noella get her claws

piece of our mind. This time we’ll make sure she gets back to the sticks with our own

to look for Noella gave Belinda a headache.

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it in some dive, washing dishes

possibly stoop to

her. Maybe Mr. Rosenberg got roughed up by a business partner? We’ve heard the Rosenberg

are going to find me a new flancé? I don’t

eyes for Noella, but Milford had been. different towards her since they were

about business, always weighing the pros and

through

nodded in

reached the hospital entrance, the family nearly bumped into a bunch of cops

we’re arresting

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