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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Mountain Financial backing him, the

wavered. “Other companies have cut ties with us.”

and South Mountain behind the Lambert Group,

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

the big monopolies in Imperial City, had opened an oil mine in the North

South Mountain itching to collaborate with the Lambert Group, there

say our investment

Vincent leaped off

South Mountain lost their

risk clauses, but they had never

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

was a big–name

had replaced a few

before. Why are they

Company is also on our case for compensation, saying that the artists we sent over have caused

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 East Sea’s reputation.

us down? Get the lawyers on it!

be some sort of mistake!

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

lawsuit from Jasper’s firm for copyright

to pass out

Lambert family’s legal department usually went for whatever docs they could get their hands

Jasper’s legal documents were everywhere; any case worth its salt was his handiwork…

Jasper’s docs, you had to pay a

a document cost

on it. If we have to

back home, finance has already wired it out. We’re a bit

baffled. “When did I ever say I’d fix up roads

the point of paving that backwater place? No

that!

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

hung up the call and hit up the