The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 35

Why was the word “like” suddenly so hot on his Ups?

Palmer casually undid his suit button with one hand and took his seat like a true gent.

“Let me reintroduce myself. Name’s Palmer Pollack, flying solo. Got grandparents at home with health issues, a dad who’s not much help, and two brothers who aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed. As you can see, I’m busting my hump trying to keep the family afloat.

Noella was speechless.

Why should she care about who’s in his family or whether he’s single?

“The lady who called me earlier Is no one to me. I’ve never been in love, and I’m a complete rookie when it comes to relationships.”

“Oh.”

Palmer’s handsome face was adorned with a gentle, breezy smile, and the glint from his gold–rimmed glasses added a touch of luster to his appearance.

“I need a favor, hoping you can help me out.”

“Shoot.”

“I’d like to meet ‘Lunaris‘ from the Obelisk Organization, the so–called Phantom Surgeon. My grandparents, especially Grandpa, aren’t doing too great. His heart condition has been pretty bleak these past years, and I’ve grown numb from signing too many critical condition notices.”

On the deep web, the Phantom Surgeon Lunaris was a big deal. Apart from knowing that Lunaris was part of the Obelisk Organization, no one had the scoop on her.

Rumor had it that during a group mission for the Obelisk, Lunaris single–handedly saved all the critically injured members, snatching lives right out of death’s clutches!

Noella pressed her lips.

“Sure, when do you need to see her?”

“Sooner, the better.”

“How’s the 20th sound?”

She couldn’t make time to see Palmer’s granddad on the 18th since the Schnabel family was throwing her a birthday bash.

“Perfect, I’ll sort everything out and pick you up then! As for getting in touch with her, I’ll leave that to you. I’ll have the fee ready.”

“Alright.”

Noella agreed, then remembering Palmer’s financial situation, added, “You don’t need to break

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the bank for the fee”

The Phantom Surgeon charged a fortune just to make a house call and Palmer might not be

able to foot the bill

time in this world, someone’s actually worried

and transparent, like an

was really enjoying the concern!

worry, I’ve got it

“Alright.”

of the restaurant into the brilliantly lit street.

warm glow of a street

telling you, that’s all Briony’s stuff. Hand it over now, and I can let bygones be bygones!”

but was stopped by an iron grip

a cool and handsome young man, nearly six feet tall, looking refined but with a grip so firm that Vincent

by Jasper

a lesson here: what’s

at Noella. “Can I give

are cameras here.”

to the alley over

Vincent was appalled.

they talking about?

I’m telling you, everything that belongs to your grandma is the Lambert family’s, and you have to return it

calmly. “You didn’t even come to Grandma’s funeral. She waited for you in the hospital for three days before she passed,

no

I was too busy with work. If I hadn’t been working so hard, could your grandma have afforded

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Chapter 35

times, never staying more than ten minutes. I was the one who took

over. Before she died, she wanted to see Vincent one last

and he didn’t want to miss dining with the new model

were bad luck, and Vincent, being a businessman, thought it was too inauspicious to attend. He

you’re no longer part of

Lamberts!”

said indifferently, “I didn’t

the laptop Old Mrs.

then where are your grandma’s shares?”

sneered, looking at Vincent as if he were crazy.

speechless again.

remembered that Old

a country old lady have

the shares; where’s the bid proposal you stole? Hand it

Bid proposal?

produced by Vincent’s intellect was an insult to Noella’s

Vincent could produce such a trashy bid proposal after decades in

proposal is, just check the surveillance footage when you

had always been under surveillance!

and Old Mrs. Lambert, and Vincent had nearly forgotten about them after Noella left

giving

out of their mind; she wasn’t going to waste another minute

which he was about to wrench out of its socket,