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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year. With North Peak Finance and South Mountain Financial backing him, the Lambert family never worried about finding new partners.

“Other companies have cut ties with

and South Mountain behind the Lambert Group, what’s there to worry

quickly carved out a niche in the

the big monopolies in Imperial City, had opened an oil mine in the North Sea last year. With projects flowing like water, everyone was eager

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

say our investment losses are too severe,

off the couch in

South Mountain lost their minds?”

contract had risk clauses, but

in damages, claiming our movie ventures

Media was a big–name production

few leads with his pet models,

are they asking for

compensation, saying that the artists we sent over have caused them public disgrace with their unseemly behavior.”

Vincent was stunned!

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East Sea 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

Get the lawyers on it! I want to meet with these companies‘

some sort of

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why would he

team got slammed with a lawsuit from Jasper’s

about to pass out on

docs they could get their hands on – all for free, of

were everywhere; any case worth its salt was his handiwork…

to pay a copyright fee to his firm something Vincent never

at a document cost a hundred

If we have to pay, we pay. Get finance

fix up roads and signal towers back home, finance has already wired it out.

ever say I’d fix up roads back home?”

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

that!

blasted all over the web! I thought

call and hit up the trending topics