The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 71

The lab crew were all whiz kids Noella plucked from the brink of the international warzones. Their IQs had been cranked up to the maximum humans could handle. They rattled off the experimental data Noella needed in under five minutes.

“Boss, I’m gonna run a control experiment on Mirage Grass, see what ailments it really kicks. butt against.

Noella skimmed the data and quickly zeroed in on the vital clue. “Highly likely it’s brain cancer. Half an hour later, the control experiment results were in, and Mirage Grass was a

game–changer for brain cancer but only had side effects like an anesthetic or hallucinogen for other diseases.

It was a godsend for patients with screwy minds, or who had been under mental duress for ages, but for those with their heads screwed on right, it was pure poison.

“Boss, how the heck did you figure that out? That’s just nuts; you’re even smarter than us!”

“Set up the new experiment. I need five hundred slides.”

Five hundred slides meant Phecda and Megrez were in for hours of hustle, but they didn’t utter a peep and got cracking, seamlessly working in sync with Noella to carry out the experiment methodically.

After finishing up in the lab, Noella stepped out to find night had fallen–it wasn’t early by any stretch.

She then remembered she had promised Ulrich she would swing by his lab that afternoon. She had blown it off, and Ulrich must’ve been blowing up her phone.

She pulled out her phone, and sure enough, there were twenty missed calls and a barrage of over fifty messages.

[Sis, where you at?]

[Got caught up in something? Hit me back when you see this!]

Noella quickly dialed back, chatting with Ulrich as she made her way to a car parked at the curb and hopped in.

“Ulrich, I got tied up this afternoon; it totally slipped my mind to tell you. I’m with Palmer now, be home in a jiff.”

Hearing her voice nearly brought Ulrich to tears!

“Alright, as long as you’re safe. I was scared you got nabbed by aliens or something! Next time, give me a heads up, okay?”

11:14

“Got it.”

well, he was so distracted

contracts in the car, only putting them aside when Noella climbed in.

take you

contracts by Palmer’s hand. “Why are you working in the car? Your company went belly up? Or did the Pollack Group building get knocked out by

safety, but both the company and the Pollack Group building are A–OK. Just wanted to make sure you had a ride when you got out, so

you.”

though driving was a cinch for her. But things are different in Imperial City than in the international warzones, and Noella didn’t want to be a hassle for the Schnabel family, so

know I was at the lab?”

definitely be researching

Partly because the geniuses didn’t trust anyone but Noella, and they wouldn’t touch

reason was their experiments were so frequent that regular machines just couldn’t take the

perfect for

and asked, “President, which restaurant are we heading.

to?”

head tilted slightly, fast asleep.

high–frequency experiments were brain–draining and tough on the heart; she must’ve been beat

assassin could only mean she truly trusted him now! Palmer’s heart softened, shifted Noella’s head onto his shoulder

“No need, straight back to the Schnabel Manor.”

“Roger that.”

11:14

Chapter 71

Serene Haven, Palmer scooped up the

and Sienna were still being lovey–dovey at her folks, leaving

spot in the script stared at all

carry in Noella, Stirling leaped up from the couch and zipped over.

up with

her room? I’ll take

outstretched. “No need to trouble you, Mr. Pollack. Hand her over; I’ll

wake up.”

Noella over, a faint smile on his face as he

“Alright, I’ll show

Noella in his arms, strode upstairs.

the place was still chock–full of gifts from the four Schnabel brothers and a ton of plushies that Elara snagged – the girly vibes were