The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 63

The person on the other end of the phone had no idea that their little bit of trash talking had caused the workload for the entire organization to skyrocket overnight.

“Boss, you’re so ruthless, even scamming your own flancé. Back when you were competing for missions, was that also a kind of date for you guys?”

Noella interrupted them, “Beat it. I want to see the latest data on Reagent Number Three by tomorrow morning.”

A shrill scream echoed through the phone!

“Boss, just ‘cause we interrupted your little date, you’re gonna make us stay up all night? That’s

cold!”

Fearing the workload might increase even further, Alioth quickly hung up and blocked his

boss’s number.

Palmer’s smile widened, and a muffled grunt escaped his chest, oozing sex appeal.

“So you like this kind of date, huh? Then Abyssal Organization will have to collaborate with Obelisk Organization more often, to give us more opportunities for ‘dates.“”

Noella was like, is this what they call dating?

Noella gave him a puzzled look and asked lightly. “Why did you take the order?”

“I’m not that magnanimous. I don’t want my fiancée treating other men.”

“Your grandfather is also a man.”

Palmer struggled for a response.

“Doesn’t he count? Next time I’ll have to tell Grandpa Sexton you said he’s not a man.”

Palmer’s smile was choked out, and his handsome face showed a rare look of embarrassment. the corners of his eyes tinged with a blush, making his good looks even more strikingly beautiful.

Noella’s lips curled into a triumphant smile!

Palmer was just petty. She was a doctor; since when did she discriminate by gender? He was just looking for trouble!

know Thorpe was treating a man?” asked

his gold–rimmed glasses and handed them to Noella. “Help me clean them, will you? I can’t see

to clean non–prescription glasses? I think you see

“They’re special glasses.”

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look and angled the lenses to catch the light, revealing a

was once sold on the black market for a high price by

came from her, and seeing

Palmer meant.

surveillance

I

the same with you? Like I said, we are always in

carefully wiped the lenses clean with her handkerchief and handed them back to Palmer.

there to watch Thorpe; they’re looking

of Heartfelt Orphanage, and Polaris

trail.

down on her as she slightly bowed her head, her eyelashes shielding her starry eyes, giving him more time to admire her.

cleaning his glasses made his heart soften. feeling warmth he hadn’t felt in a long

Noella’s magic, always making him

car back towards the city. “My guys have gotten close to Thorpe. The one arrested with Toxic Monarch is Thorpe’s brother, and he has another brother who’s terminally ill. That’s the real reason he’s been frantically looking for Phantom Surgeon. Lunaris.”

his hands on Toxic Monarch’s

he won’t give up easily. You need to be

her; Thorpe’s people wouldn’t find it easy to

while

Noella didn’t respond.

turns or video calling Stirling, who was filming outside, and Elara, who was busy with experiments. Whenever she had time, she’d play chess with the old guys at Imperial West Hospital. Why would she

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her?

haven’t even got your driver’s license, so how about I become your personal driver, huh?” Palmer probed further.

driving that much, why not sign up as an

I won’t let you go hungry in the future. The Lunaris order I just took can be considered as your consultation fee. If my grandpa needs money for medicine, come to me, got it? If you ever run into danger, remember

time to find him if real danger struck?

lamp. Suddenly, he leaned forward, propping his hand by Noella’s side of the car window, his presence

can provide whatever the Schnabel family can give you, and what they can’t.” His voice carried a deep, seductive charm, like a siren singing softly on the shores. “For instance, I