The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 40

Word was out that the Schnabel family’s daughter was throwing a birthday bash, and the whole upper–crust circle was buzzing about it!

Briony got wind of it, too, and looking at the extravaganza posted by some social media influencers on her phone, she was so green with envy she could barely straighten her face.

“Mom, what’s the big deal with this Schnabel family anyway? They throw a birthday party for their daughter and casually snap up Serene Haven’s top–tier penthouse. I heard they dropped a whopping 1.5 billion on the purchase and the decor.”

Belinda peeled off her face mask and massaged the wrinkles by her eyes.

“The Schnabels are no small potatoes, sweetheart. They’re top dogs In Imperial City. Honey, did you square things away with Milford about tying the knot?”

Briony blushed and nodded.

“Yeah, Milford said once he’s back in tip–top shape, we’ll get engaged.”

“That’s my girl!”

Milford was such a catch, and Belinda wouldn’t rest easy until he was officially part of the family.

Just thinking about Milford’s tenderness made Briony utterly contented..

Vincent had just walked in when Briony pounced on him. “Dad, I wanna buy a necklace for when I get engaged.”

“Sure thing, pumpkin. Dad’s got you covered!”

“Thanks, Dad! Three million should do it!”

Vincent was flabbergasted. “What kind of necklace costs three million? Briony, our money doesn’t grow on trees. Don’t splurge like that or try to keep up with the Joneses. Every penny we have, I’ve worked my fingers to the bone for!”

Briony felt wronged to her core.

Why should Ms. Schnabel get to flaunt necklaces worth several hundred million dollars at just a birthday party?

And her spending three million on a necklace was considered wasteful?

Vincent’s phone started ringing.

“Mr. Lambert, our latest project tanked, and the losses are hefty…”

“Oh, flops happen. What’s the word from North Peak Finance?”

The failed investment didn’t faze Vincent; he was used to his ventures bombing eight or ten

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Finance and South Mountain Financial backing him, the Lambert family never

voice wavered. “Other companies have

them go. A bunch of snobs! With North Peak and South

the domestic financing scene, had quickly carved out a niche in the market with its sharp investment acumen and solid capital chain, snapping up several

opened an oil mine in the North Sea last year. With projects flowing like

Mountain itching to collaborate with the Lambert Group, there was no shortage of companies licking

Lambert, North Peak and South Mountain are suing us. They say our investment losses are too severe,

did you say?” Vincent leaped off the couch

North Peak and South Mountain lost their minds?”

their contract had risk clauses, but they had

is demanding 300 million dollars in damages, claiming our movie ventures have caused them significant

Media was a big–name production house in Imperial

few

mention this before. Why are they asking for

also on our case for compensation, saying that the artists

Vincent was stunned!

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Culture Company, hoping to launch his pets into stardom and save himself some cash. But their off–screen antics weren’t exactly squeaky clean, tarnishing

down? Get the lawyers on it! I want to meet with these companies‘ bigwigs in

had to be some sort of mistake!

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half–asleep; otherwise, why would he be bombarded

legal team got slammed with a lawsuit from Jasper’s firm for

about to pass out on the

they could get

any case worth its salt

you had to pay a copyright fee to

looking at a document cost a hundred grand!

we have to pay, we pay. Get finance to release the

fix up roads and signal towers back home, finance has already wired it out. We’re a bit tight

“When did I ever say I’d fix up roads back

the point of paving that backwater place? No media would ever

that!

web! I thought that’s what you wanted.”

hastily hung up the call and hit up the