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.

the jewelry game, a riddle wrapped in a mystery, whose casual toss of a rock always turned out to be

public appearance?

the message center, swiped

after General Marcel again tomorrow, the price tag: a

squeaky–clean yet beat–up Volkswagen was about as low–profile

the car as soon as she stepped

over, his refined and handsome face all lit

“What, you moonlighting

gaze. Those

glanced at his ride, recalling the info she had just dug up about the villages

that folks either got tangled in scams or dabbled in adult

the cutthroat underworld of the

I give you

ride, and it would be a nice gesture to support Palmer’s “side hustle“, Noella hopped in without much

welcome gift for you, in

not know

they had already

box with

asked, “You were in VIP Room No. 9? Why drop all that cash on this? How many

driver was new. Palmer felt a mixed bag of emotions, hinting, “I’ve got

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it then; the guy was the head honcho of Abyssal Organization. He could make a killing with just one job on the deep

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

joy it brings. If it makes you happy, that’s its

so much cash just to cheer her

felt her hands holding the box heat up.

splurge like this on

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

and quickly apologized, “Sorry. Didn’t mean to bring that

fine. So, does my gift make you

Noella was dumbstruck.

asks that kind

when she got presents from the Schnabel family’s

concept of subtlety?

with international orphans online and knew they were straight shooters, always

mind, Noella stifled the oddly exhilarating flutter in her heart.

“Yeah, happy.”

smile deepened, and Noella, feeling her face

hot

a moment before opening her message box right in front

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

How did he get mixed