The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 20

Palmer hung around Sexton for a bit before getting up and walking out of the ward.

Outside the ward, Yvonne was practically drooling over Palmer.

“Palmy, how about we grab dinner together? I know this killer spot downtown that’s just perfect. for couples–super romantic. I have always wanted to go there with you.

Palmer didn’t even give her a glance, his profile cold as ice, untouched by the world, his eyes sparkling like diamonds.

“Beat it.”

The bodyguards kept Yvonne at bay, preventing her from getting any closer to Palmer.

Yvonne was stamping her feet in frustration!

Once Palmer realizes how awesome she is, he’s bound to fall for her!

He must have kicked her out because he’s clueless about their engagement.

After some thought, Yvonne dialed a number on her cellphone.

“Hello, I’d like to add a trending topic on Twitter, about the Schnabel family and the Pollack family’s engagement!”

Palmer sat in the doctor’s office, pondering over Sexton’s poisoning incident.

Calvin came jogging in, his forehead slick with sweat.

“Mr. Pollack, I’ve looked over Sexton’s prescription; there’s nothing wrong with it, but someone. switched up some of the meds he was taking. I’ve checked his health, and the surgery was a success! Thankfully, whoever operated on him was a real pro; it looks like the work of a master!”

Palmer eased up a bit and asked, “A master? Yvonne claimed she did the surgery.”

Calvin swore in exasperation.

“Fat chance, I had her in class just yesterday, and she couldn’t even tell different surgical blades apart. And she’s supposed to perform surgery? The person who operated on Sexton is clearly an expert, a genius even! It kinda reminds me of Ulrich’s technique.”

Palmer nodded.

“Thanks, Professor Calvin, for looking after my grandfather.”

“That’s my job. Gonna make my rounds now.”

Calvin couldn’t stop thinking about the wound he’d seen as it was stitched up so beautifully!

If it weren’t for Sexton’s high–profile status, he’d have taken a photo to study it.

If he happened to be there

Marcel’s

mistaking the grandson for

Ms. Schnabel

a shriek

of the trending list was the engagement between Yvonne and Palmer!

of Palmer and Yvonne, pointing

there were comments quoting Beckett from an event, “I, Beckett, only have one sister, and the Schnabel family

covertly gorging on

about? It was like a tale of a mogul and a

Yvonne looks every bit the perfect lady, a match made in heaven with

buzzing–when’s the wedding?]

was

have

her marbles? Posting so many edited pictures of herself,

his

him were aware that

flashed in

icily, “Scrub the post, find out who’s behind this, bankrupt those marketing

“Right away!”

gifts for the Schnabel family.”

Pollack, did Ms. Schnabel’s reminder jog your memory about

be for Ms. Schnabel, and the

assistant chimed in, “Are you daft? If Mr. Pollack was going to propose,

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now. After buying such a crazy trending topic, how could he go ask for her hand?”

secretary was silent. Right, Palmer

you up

calmly. “One’s for Ulrich to thank him for saving Grandpa. the other’s for the Schnabel parents–I’m calling off

bit his

engagement?

buying that nutty trending topic, it Mr. Pollack doesn’t call off the engagement, that’ll kill his grandfather.”

the Schnabel family does have. another daughter, Elara, currently doing research in Emerald County. She’s the

the

face, Elara, in a lab coat holding a test

family actually has another daughter, and she’s a genius at that, a postdoc at 18, an honorary fellow at the Harmonia Country Science Research Institute–now there’s the

engagement

was silent. He didn’t have an engagement with every Ms. Schnabel out there!

got an engagement with the Schnabel family, not some Ms. Schnabel. Get the break–up gift ready, and I’m going to call it quits in a few