The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 41

Serene Haven was buzzing with energy early in the morning. Both the Schnabel family at Phoenix Tower and the Pollack family at Dragon Tower were swamped with visitors.

After all, their buildings just

happened to be next to each other!

The guests all prepared two gifts just in case someone from either family took a shine to them.

People almost wore out the Schnabels‘ doorstep with all the gift–giving traffic!

Yvonne’s rich girlfriends, who were tight with her, were green with envy seeing such a turnout!

“Yvonne, your family is really going all out for you, throwing such a bash for your birthday. I heard they even transferred the deed of this house to you!”

“Oh my gosh, Yvonne, you’re living the dream! I heard it’s being streamed worldwide; talk about parental love!”

Yvonne’s smile was a bit on the stiff side. “It’s not my birthday.”

The gals thought she was just being shy.

“We know your birthday’s next week. You’re the only daughter of the Schnabels. If it’s not for your birthday, then what’s all the fuss about? Your dad, mom, and brothers probably want to celebrate just with you next week, so they’re doing it big now!”

“That carpet you’re walking on costs a cool three mil! That’s so Schnabel family it hurts. We’re so jealous!”

Yvonne was super awkward. She was totally at a loss for words! If only she knew how much she wished all of this was for her!

“Don’t be like that… My parents don’t like making such a big deal.”

Her friends gave her a playful nudge with their shoulders, and one of them said with a raised eyebrow and a smirk, “You’re one lucky girl. To be with you, your fiancé even bought the building next door. Those two towers are a match made in heaven; it’s envy–inducing.”

“Palmer’s got romantic moves like that?”

“Ah, I’d kill for a fiancé that’s as romantic and thoughtful as yours!”

Palmer bought the building next door? Yvonne thought it must be for her!

He had no idea the Schnabels had any other daughters, so that purchase had to be for her!

Yvonne’s heart was buzzing with sweetness.

“It’s nothing: I’ll invite you all over sometime.”

Her friends let out sounds of envy.

Chapter 41

and hadn’t seen the hide or hair of the four bosses from several companies for lunch. The cheapest banquet he booked for 999 was

made a dozen calls, then came over to Vincent, sweating bullets.

East Sea Culture Company, West Ocean Media, North Peak Finance, and South Mountain Financial all went to give gifts to Ms. Schnabel for her

perked up. “To get all those big shots to gift–give, the Schnabels really are something. Get a present ready:

the Schnabels‘ eye, who

about the Lambert family becoming the top dogs of Tranquility. City tomorrow if

gift Ms. Schnabel?”

of his food but

commission. It was. no wonder he could tell some of the grub was yesterday’s leftovers; even

Schnabels are used to the good

grab something from my wife’s jewelry box, and let’s hit

I’ll grab something right

was time to give a gift. Vincent would just snatch something from Belinda’s vanity. If she found out later, she

was all about being thrifty

later, Vincent’s ride pulled up in front of Serene Haven in

was instantly petrified by the

birthday bash is no joke.

one would typically only see on the business news were all lined up at the Schnabels‘ doorstep, gift boxes

gift. If just one boss lays eyes on our company, the Lamberts are going places. And if the Schnabels take a shine to us, even better.”

inside

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12:13

Tranquility City, here for

was loading the

bell it sounded like the family he had seen

looked up and sure enough,

how they even put out a public notice to disown Noella got Wren’s blood boiling. What a dem Noella was, hanging out with her grandpa Marcel almost every day. From his old ww buddies to the doorman at Imperial West Hospital, everybody

said, “We’re not accepting this.

Vincent was frantic!

accepting it? I’m here to wish

servant behind him. “Go get the young masters.”

heard that the Lambert family was causing a ruckus in the banquet hall, their vibes went through the roof, and they threw on their coats and stormed

in black tailcoats like princes and Knights straight out of a fairy tale except they all had their game faces on, chilling the

uncontrollably at

he could snag one of them as a son–in–law, the Lambert family would be sitting pretty for

family doesn’t roll out the welcome mat for you. so beat it.”

sweating bullets!

No need to get nasty… I mean, it’s the young. miss’s

a beatdown