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 was speechless.

his beating

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But hadn’t Noella…”

been kidnapped?

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

darn girl she might have been sold off by now.

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

her heart break. “Milford, you mean you

Milford painfully nodded.

chimed in, “Noella was sent back to the countryside to live with her family. Could it be she didn’t want to

quite the spitfire 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

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

earth had that pesky

to do

could be heard all over the ICU. The Lamberts couldn’t afford

stood outside the door, at

Glory Mall helped her escape?”

can she be so wicked! She’s not

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

to find Noella and give her a piece of our mind. This time we’ll make sure she gets back to

gave Belinda a headache. What if

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dive, washing

to looking for her in such

roughed up by a business partner? We’ve heard the Rosenberg family’s been having some business troubles, so we might

are you saying you are going to find me a new flancé? I don’t want that! I only have eyes for

visited the Lambert family only had eyes for Noella, but Milford had been.

business, always weighing

and see. If the Rosenberg family can’t pull through this time, we can’t let Briony sink

nodded in

family nearly bumped

kidnapping and we’re arresting you by the book. Please

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