The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 28

In the ICU ward of Tranquility City First Hospital, Milford lay amid a sea of tubes and wires, appearing as a human pincushion, barely hanging on by a thread. Any slight movement and he was in a world of hurt!

Once handsome, his face now grotesquely swollen, bearing no resemblance to its former self, almost resembling a pig’s head.

The three from the Lambert family stood before him, all gobsmacked!

Briony, seeing her beau looking like something out of a horror show, wanted to grab Milford’s hand but couldn’t find a gap amidst the jungle of tubes!

It was a face not even a mother could love!

Briony let out a blood–curdling scream!

“Milford, how on earth… what happened to you?”

Belinda was shell–shocked too.

Milford had been a looker since he was a tot, which was why she and his mother Linsey had secured this marriage arrangement when he was still in diapers. They were worried that a guy with such good looks and from an affluent family would be snatched up by someone else if they didn’t act quickly.

Now, looking at Milford’s face, Belinda could hardly believe her eyes!

“Oh Milford, what’s become of you?”

Linsey was on the sidelines, bawling her eyes out. “Who would have guessed? Milford was just heading to a business meeting and some thugs jumped him halfway there! It’s like there’s no law and order anymore!”

Briony’s heart was in her throat. “Did you guys call the cops? This is outrageous; we,

get justice for Milford!”

Linsey hemmed and hawed.

need to

If they went to the cops, wouldn’t the whole saga of Milford living it up in the bar, ringing up a storm on the tab with a bevy of bar girls, become the talk of the town?

Linsey was too chicken to call the cops, partly because she feared Milford might have ticked off some lady who decided to get even.

If the Lambert family got wind of this, their precious marriage deal would be toast!

Milford, his voice hoarse and broken, managed to gasp out, “Noella… Noella!”

family was speechless.

slightly. “Does Milford mean that his beating has something to do

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But hadn’t Noella…”

Noella been kidnapped?

been out of touch with the kidnappers for days, not knowing if their plan had. succeeded probably just a lousy signal in the mountains!

darn girl she might have been sold off

teeth, “Noella! It’s all… Noella!”

speaking, felt her heart break. “Milford, you mean you got beaten up because of

Milford painfully nodded.

countryside to live with her family. Could it be she didn’t want to leave. Tranquility City

spitfire in her younger days, glared daggers at them. “So, you’re saying my son ends up like this all because of your family? You owe me an explanation. Milford’s my only son, and he’s already had three near–death

intervened, “No, Noella has nothing to do with our family. Briony is our daughter. I’ll issue a

had that pesky girl escaped from the kidnappers?

it’s got to

and Linsey’s tantrums could be heard all over the ICU. The Lamberts couldn’t afford to suffer humiliation

the Lamberts stood outside the

it be that rich guy who shouted for Noella at Rising Glory Mall helped her escape?” “It must be. Who’d have thought that

can she be so wicked! She’s not trying

worked so hard to secure this engagement! There was no way she’d let Noella get her claws into Milford,

just need to find Noella and give her a piece of our mind. This time we’ll make sure she gets

for Noella gave Belinda a headache. What if

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some dive, washing dishes to make ends meet?

stoop to looking for her in such places, could they?

Maybe Mr. Rosenberg got roughed up by a business partner? We’ve

are you saying you are going to find me a new

the Lambert family only had eyes for Noella, but Milford had been. different towards her since they were kids. She believed that she and Milford were truly star–crossed lovers!

business, always weighing the pros and

the Rosenberg family can’t pull through this time, we can’t

in

the hospital entrance, the family nearly bumped into a bunch of cops

Briony Lambert, you’re suspected of kidnapping and we’re arresting you

Lambert family of three

get it twisted? How could my wife and daughter