The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 14

The auctioneer was all chuckles as he wielded the tiny gavel.

“Up next, an open piece of Intel: Cerulean Whale’s launching a crackdown on Obelisk Organization and Abyssal Organization, and they’re stirring the pot in Imperial City.

Starting bid: three million dollars.

Sure, the headline was on the house, but if they wanted the nitty–gritty, they got to bid.

Noella couldn’t care less about Cerulean Whale gunning for her crew. Bring it on, who’s eating who was still up in the air.

She had been knee–deep in the gem gambling biz for the past couple of years, letting her hitman outfit grow like wildfire, and without much fuss, it became one of the deep web’s big three.

What piqued her interest was Cerulean Whale’s shenanigans in Imperial City, and if she wasn’t barking up the wrong tree, it likely involved Marcel.

She had to snag this info!

Cerulean Whale attacked Marcel right under her nose, could she even show her face around?

Noella raised her paddle. “Three million and ten grand, name’s Wise Fool.”

The crowd was like, “Say what now?”

Three million and ten grand was chump change, but that moniker made everyone else put their paddles down!

Even the auctioneer was speechless.

They were hoping to rake in tens of millions for this juicy tidbit, but with Wise Fool in the house, who would dare to bid against her?

In VIP Room No. 9, Palmer was taken aback, setting his paddle aside,as well.

Looked like it was her he was up against earlier. Since she was interested in that last piece of intel, his three million wasn’t spent in vain.

With that thought, Palmer leaned back, a sly grin spreading across his face.

He had scoured every nook and cranny of the Radi Building for Noella to no avail. Wise Fool wasn’t one to be easily tracked down.

With Wise Fool throwing her hat in the ring, the room went quiet as a mouse, letting her walk away with the news.

“Congrats to Wise Fool. Sold for three million and ten grand!”

The auctioneer was grinning from ear to ear. “Up next, a little freebie for y’all: Gemstone

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Gambling King is teaming up with some families for a public gem gamble next month. Don’t

miss out.”

Noella was confused.

King was a household name in the jewelry game, a riddle wrapped in a mystery, whose

a public appearance?

swiped her card, and got the dirt.

General Marcel again tomorrow, the price

was about as low–profile as it gets, clearly

the car as soon as she stepped

and handsome face all lit up with a welcoming

surprised, Noella approached and quipped, “What,

his smile stiffening before meeting Noella’s skeptical gaze. Those eyes of his were something

had just dug up about the villages near

tangled in scams or dabbled in adult entertainment.

survive the cutthroat underworld

give you a lift?”

a ride, and it would be a nice gesture to support Palmer’s “side hustle“, Noella hopped in

in case

know how to

they had already met a

box with the

VIP Room No. 9? Why drop all that cash on this? How many Ubers do you need to

Palmer felt a mixed bag

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Organization. He could make a killing with just one job on the

intel just for me? What if I don’t want to join the Abyssal Organization?”

If it makes you

just

her hands holding the

always splurge like this

moment, then said, “You’re the first. I never gave gifts to ladies, except for my mom, back

stir up sad memories and quickly

my

Noella was dumbstruck.

asks that kind of thing

wasn’t she this speechless when she got presents from the Schnabel family’s fourth son?

slums didn’t get the concept of subtlety? Did they have to wear all their

shooters, always fearing they might not get another chance

Noella stifled the

“Yeah, happy.”

her face

hot in

opening her message box right in front of Palmer.

of Heartfelt Orphanage are the same person who had dealings with Vincent, a merchant from Tranquility City, before going

get mixed up in this?