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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Financial backing him, the

secretary’s voice wavered. “Other companies have cut ties with

bunch of snobs! With North Peak and South Mountain behind the

niche in the market with its sharp investment acumen and

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

to collaborate with the Lambert Group, there was no shortage

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

off

and South Mountain lost

risk clauses, but they

West Ocean Media is demanding 300 million dollars in damages,

a big–name production house in Imperial

replaced a few leads with his pet models, relegating West Ocean’s award–winning

didn’t mention this before. Why are they asking

that the artists we sent over

Vincent was stunned!

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some models over to East Sea Culture Company, hoping to launch his pets into stardom and save himself some cash. But their off–screen antics weren’t exactly

shaking us down? Get the lawyers on it! I

some

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would he be bombarded with these breach–of–contract

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

to pass out

could get

case worth its salt was his handiwork…

you had to pay a copyright fee to his firm something Vincent never

looking at a document cost

gritted his teeth. “Get our legal eagles on it. If we

roads and signal towers back home, finance has already wired

was baffled. “When did I ever say I’d fix up roads back home?”

was the point of paving that backwater place?

that!

blasted all over the web! I thought that’s what you

the call and hit up the trending topics online.