The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 30

Once Noella sees him, she would surely soften up! After all, he’s the dad who’s raised her for over a decade!

However, Vincent started to waver. “That chick’s definitely scrubbing floors at Rising Glory Mall, but who knows what time she clocks in every day? If she’s a no–show, am I supposed to just hang around? That’s just a blow to my dignity.”

How can he, a big shot businessman in Tranquility City, stoop to loitering around a mall entrance for a cleaner? How’s he gonna face anyone after that?

“Mr. Lambert, why don’t you just chill at a café near Rising Glory Mall and wait it out? Bet you’ll spot Noella in no time.”

Vincent thought it over and, gritting his teeth, agreed to the plan.

“This is all Noella’s fault. Just wait till Belinda and Briony are out of the police station; I’ll show

her!”

“Of course, Noella’s family is nothing but a bunch of unreasonable bumpkins. In the end, they’ll have to listen to you.”

The Schnabel Mansion’s vast living room was filled with jewelry boxes. Among them, diamond and gemstone necklaces shimmered inside their velvet cases, with a pink diamond necklace worth a whopping billion right in the center. Each diamond boasted three carats, with the centerpiece rivaling the size of a pigeon’s egg, sparkling like crazy!

Yvonne was practically blinded by the sea of diamond necklaces as soon as she walked in!

Did Sienna buy all these?

Sienna always had a thing for jewels, stocking up every year. As a lady of the Schnabel family’s status, jewels were an essential part of Sienna’s getup.

meant Yvonne

Elara, on the other hand, couldn’t care less about these trinkets; it was always Yvonne who accompanied Sienna on her jewelry hauls. Sienna’s shopping sprees inevitabl would manage to snag a little something for herself.

Now, drool practically dripped down Yvonne’s chin at the sight of all those diamond necklaces! She had already picked out which one she’d drape around her neck!

“Mom, what in the world are you doing?”

Sienna waved her over. “Noella’s birthday bash is just around the corner, and I need to pick out a necklace to wear. Come help me decide which one’s a fit!”

Yvonne, feigning difficulty, picked up a rather old–fashioned jade necklace.

“This one’s the perfect match for you, Mom. That pink diamond’s nice, sure, but a tad too

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tax your aura.

her eye on that necklace the moment

like her would dazzle with any jewel exuding

would remove the pink diamond necklace as an option if she mentioned it

enough, Sienna grabbed the jade necklace

then, Give the pink diamond one to Noella.”

smile froze solid!

that necklace is

for her. I managed to snag a

shocked, thinking this must be a

must be at least a hundred necklaces there- diamonds, rubles, and even some rare pearls. Together, they could buy a villa

for that country

of accessory shopping with Sienna, Yvonne might score a necklace with a measly two–carat diamond. And now, the bumpkin

these goodies?

much. Noella’s room won’t even

For these things, space is hardly an issue. I just hope

at a

it all! She’s a Schnabel

moved among jewels that should’ve been hers, her face almost twisted in agony at the thought that they were all for

way, this should

up softly, “Ms. Yvonne, these treasures should be yours. Ms. Noella has just returned and has no right to compete with

turned to the nanny in

Yvonne. I know your character best.

Mom and Dad are totally

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fiancé. Maybe you should dig into it. For all we know, she might not be

sparkled in Yvonne’s eyes!

make sure that girl was too humiliated to stay with

Vincent paced back and forth at the mall entrance, shifting his weight from foot

around until the café closed, yet he

laid–back now? He’d show up post–lunch, post–nap, and wait until the café kicked him out without a sign of

beyond irritated, his feet

curb,

matching light blue hat. She was a knockout, with skin as

her

“Look at you, you little rebel! I told you to spring your mom and sister from the slammer, and here you are, out shopping