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

companies

snobs! With North Peak and South Mountain behind the Lambert Group, what’s there

rising star in 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

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

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

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

leaped off the couch in a

and South

clauses, but they had never been enforced.

West Ocean Media is demanding 300 million dollars in damages, claiming our movie

a big–name production house in Imperial City.

using West Ocean talent and directors, but he had replaced a few

didn’t mention this before. Why are

the artists we sent over

Vincent was stunned!

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Company, hoping to launch his pets into stardom and save himself some cash. But their

down? Get the lawyers on it! I want to meet with

be some sort of

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why would he be bombarded

lawsuit from Jasper’s firm for copyright

like he was about to pass out

could get their hands on – all for free,

were everywhere; any case worth its salt was

Jasper’s docs, you had to pay a copyright fee to his firm something Vincent never

looking at a document cost a hundred

teeth. “Get our legal eagles on it. If we have to

you’d send to fix up roads and signal towers back

say I’d fix up roads

paving that backwater place? No media

that!

over the web! I thought

and