The Killer Queen ( Noella Briony ) novel Chapter 180

Elara's mom, Jacob’s fiancée?

While she never had a wedding with Jacob, he had always acknowledged her as his only wife!

What if... she was still alive?

"Noella, are you talking about the nonsense Tandy was spouting after he had the vodka?"

"He wasn't drunk; he was faking it. I remember Thorpe once mentioned that their family has a genetic tolerance for alcohol."

With a sheepish grin plastered on his face, Thorpe slowly turned around.

When did all this happen? He couldn't even remember! How on Earth did Wise Fool remember such a trivial thing?

Xavier bellowed with a mix of anger and protectiveness, "What are you staring at? Keep eyeing Noella like that and I'll gouge your eyes out!"

Grinding his teeth, Thorpe hadn't expected that it would be his own offhand remark that would betray his brother. He was completely numb to it all.

"No, I was just marveling at how Ms. Schnabel's head, so pretty and small, could remember so much stuff!"

Noella, chin held high, retorted, "Based on what Tandy said, it seems they used the same tricks on my grandma and Elara’s mom. Since my grandma is alive but has lost some memories, I have reason to suspect Elara's mom might be in the same boat."

Palmer's steely gaze fell on Hollis.

With an innocently disarming smile and a nonchalant shrug, Hollis met Palmer's lethal stare, conveying a helpless air. "I've told you all I know; the rest is beyond me, and Tandy knows even less."

Noella turned to Xavier and tossed her magnetic earrings to him. "Inside is a copy of a file. Videos and photos left by my grandma are all in there—the password is her birthday."

Xavier, in a fluster, caught the earrings Noella casually threw. He was terrified of breaking something so precious!

This was everything Harriet had left behind!

His voice softened as he looked at Noella and Palmer. "Uh... are you guys leaving?"

"Yes. I've got the answers I needed. They won’t be able to answer my other questions."

A trace of sorrow shadowed Xavier's weathered face. His life had been one of turmoil, his only treasure being his dearly departed sister. With her gone, his heart had died too. Yet, upon seeing Noella, a spark of hope ignited within Xavier!

"Will you come back to... Forget it, this place is no good. Just go, and don't look back!"

He watched as Noella and Palmer headed to the helicopter, his eyes heavy with reluctance.

The helicopter blades roared to life, and as Noella stood in the tempest, she turned back to look at Xavier. "I'll be back to settle scores! Old man, make sure you're still kicking!"

He had tried to scheme against her several times before, even reaching out to other hit squads on the deep web to take her down. She hadn't forgotten.

Whatever his reasons, Xavier had to remember the debt he owed her.

Xavier, his voice quivering with emotion, called out, "Hey! I'll be waiting for that trouble!"

As the helicopter ascended into the sky, vanishing from Lockhart Prison's bounds, Thorpe sighed. "Hollis, I suddenly feel like our organization will never outdo the Obelisk Organization or the Abyssal Organization."

Hollis, puzzled, said, "When did you start thinking we could take them down? What have I done to give you such an illusion?"

Even if Noella and Palmer weren’t part of the Schnabel and Pollack families, the power of the Obelisk and Abyssal organizations still surpassed that of Cerulean Whale. Did Thorpe always believe they could replace them?

Wiping away a tear, Xavier cheerfully took the earring Noella had given him and prepared to go inside for a closer look. As he passed Thorpe, he gave him a kick into the pool.