The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 59

Palmer’s voice sounded a bit whiny.

Over at the Pollack Group, things were crazy busy, plus he’d been on–call like a full–time chauffeur for someone recently, racking up a backlog of work.

Now Noella wouldn’t even spare him the time for a meal. What, was he less charming than Thorpe or something?

“I wanna see you. Is that cool?”

The voice was so woeful it tugged at Noella’s heartstrings. Noella couldn’t help but twitch a smile and cave in.

“Alright, but I’ve got stuff to do in a bit.”

“Just text me the address, and I’ll pick you up.”

Noella grunted an acknowledgment and hung up.

Beckett looked up from a mountain of papers, casually asking, “Palmer?”

“Yeah, he wants to grab dinner tonight.”

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Beckett didn’t say much, just slid a bank card over to Noella. The black and gold card screamed low–key luxury, with the Rising Glory Bank logo catching the eye.

“Why are you giving me money?”

“Schnabel family dinners always involve give and take. Even if you’re engaged to Palmer, your gotta stay in the driver’s seat, get it?”

Beckett wasn’t thrilled about Noella hanging out alone with Palmer, but she’d already agreed, and he wasn’t about to cook up a reason to keep his sister tied down.

“Schnabel girls can play the game and handle a loss. No matter how tough the Pollack family is, if the Schnabels aren’t keen on a wedding, tough luck for them. Hang out with Palmer without any pressure. If you’re over it, just shoot me a text and I’ll sort out the break–off with the Pollacks in no time!”

Noella was flabbergasted. Calling off an engagement with a text?

She was gobsmacked!

Beckett chuckled a bit sheepishly, the picture of elegance and gentleness.

research lately, occupational hazard. Let’s keep it our little secret. Take the money,

“Thanks, Beckett.”

Chapter 59

Office of East

a tailor–made Azure suit, stood before Noella, reporting on recent work.

Thorpe, and might even skip the country. Should

“Nah.”

Yvonne’s situation soon enough. Dropping them a hint at the

location pinned, then those Abyssal Organization goons beat us to the punch! They even said you should go ask their big boss directly. That Abyssal Organization is playing dirty, I swear.

plans with Abyssal’s head

turned and clung to Ivan behind him, the two

her charm for the sake of

killer looks, what

keeping the Pollack CEO as a backup? Oh man, this is too thrilling! Who are we gonna

her wit’s end sometimes dealing with these quirky

to tonight’s experiments. No

What kind of heartless boss was

calling non–stop. I haven’t picked

“Yeah, don’t bother.”

her and decided to move old Mrs. Lambert’s grave, with the Lambert ancestral home transferred, she had nothing to do with the Lambert family anymore!

all dolled up and jittery. She finally managed to get the East Sea Culture Company boss’s number from Vincent’s contacts, convinced that if the East Sea boss

her looks, but the security guard at the

let me in. I really need to see

12:46

Mr. Alkaid directly. If

The problem was he . didn’t even pick up unknown calls, straight up blocked

I promise I’ll be

laughed, giving Briony the once–over. “Lady, what we don’t lack here are pretty faces and confidence. Your looks don’t cut it at our company!”

the big screen by the door. “See, you gotta at least be a stunner like Miss Noella to turn heads!”

the former Polaris Star Lab was plastered with birthday posters of her. Seeing their boss’s face

pretty speechless. But Alkaid was like, “Who cares, as long as it’s not hanging at the entrance of the Lunar Lab, we’re all good.” If Noella hadn’t

getting shown up by Noella’s face

“She’s had work done! She didn’t