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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and South Mountain Financial backing

“Other companies have cut ties

go. A bunch of snobs! With North Peak and South Mountain behind the Lambert Group,

carved out a niche in the market with its

opened an oil mine in the North Sea last year. With projects flowing like water, everyone was eager to cozy

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

South Mountain are suing us. They say our investment losses are too severe, and they’re going

you say?” Vincent leaped off the couch

North Peak and South Mountain lost their minds?”

their contract had risk clauses, but they had never been enforced.

dollars in damages, claiming our movie ventures have caused

big–name production house in Imperial

Ocean talent and directors, but he had replaced a few leads with his pet models, relegating West Ocean’s award–winning stars to supporting roles for his arm candy.

are they asking

compensation, saying that the artists we

Vincent was stunned!

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launch his pets into stardom and save himself some cash. But their

on it! I want to meet with these companies‘ bigwigs

to be some sort of

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why would he be bombarded with these breach–of–contract bombshells.

got slammed with a lawsuit from

like he was about to pass out

could get their hands on – all for free, of

case worth its salt was his

at Jasper’s docs, you had to pay a copyright

at a document cost a hundred grand!

If we have to pay, we

you’d send to fix up roads and signal towers back home, finance has already

baffled. “When did I ever say I’d

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

that!

over the web! I thought that’s what

hung up the call and hit