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!”

family

frowned slightly. “Does Milford mean that his beating has something to do

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But hadn’t Noella…”

been kidnapped?

days, not knowing if their plan had.

girl she might have been sold

“Noella! It’s

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

Milford painfully nodded.

to the countryside to live with her family. Could it

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.

has nothing to do with our family. Briony is our daughter. I’ll issue a public statement to

on earth had that pesky girl escaped

eyebrows shot up. “So you’re admitting it’s got to do with that brat?

heard all over the ICU. The Lamberts

ICU, the Lamberts stood outside the door, at a loss

at Rising Glory Mall helped her escape?” “It must be. Who’d have thought that kid would have

Milford again. How can she be so wicked! She’s not trying to snatch Milford from me,

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

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

for Noella gave

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in some dive, washing dishes to make

members of high society, they couldn’t possibly stoop to looking for her in such

Noella hasn’t made any influential connections who’d stick their neck out for her. Maybe Mr. Rosenberg got roughed up by a business partner? We’ve heard the Rosenberg family’s been having some business troubles, so we might

new flancé?

for Noella, but Milford had been. different towards her since they were kids. She believed that she and Milford

about business, always weighing the pros and cons.

can’t pull through this time, we can’t

nodded in agreement.

family nearly bumped into a bunch of

suspected of kidnapping and we’re arresting

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