The Killer Queen ( Noella Briony ) novel Chapter 235

Sienna wiped away her tears and nodded in agreement. "If you ever feel overwhelmed, Noella, just tell me. I'll make sure your brothers lend a hand!"

Her words carried a hint of guilt.

But the Schnabel family's affairs were too much for Sienna to handle. After all, the children had grown up, each proving to be smart and capable. It was time for them to take over the reins.

She had longed to retire with Tristan and travel the world! If it weren't for their desire to see Noella off to college first, Sienna and Tristan would probably already be globetrotting. She had meticulously planned their travel itinerary!

Noella, seeing the excitement mixed with a touch of sheepishness on Sienna's face, couldn't help but smile.

Her mother was quite adorable.

"Don't worry, Mom, I'll ask Beckett if I'm not sure about something."

The issues at Serene Haven weren't too numerous. Many of the problems with the Schnabel family's staff stemmed from the remnants left by Ashlyn, who wasn't exactly squeaky clean.

When Ashlyn first married Marcel, she nearly brought her dog from her village to the Schnabel household to establish some kind of pecking order.

Sienna, upon taking over the household, had chosen not to replace the old staff, instead managing with them for years. However, this compromise had led to significant problems.

Beckett rose to serve Sienna some soup, his tone soothing. "I've had someone investigate the social media accounts of all the Schnabel family's servants. Queenie was an exception; though others might not be clean, they're not as egregious. However, we've found substantial sums of money flowing into Queenie's account, and we're tracking the source."

Noella looked up, her voice calm. "It's probably from people interested in the Schnabel family."

Though Queenie was bold, making contacts with many wanting to pry into the Schnabel family's affairs, she didn't have access to any real secrets.

The Schnabel family's studies were off-limits to the nannies. The children of the Schnabel family cleaned their studies themselves, and with plenty of surveillance installed, Queenie couldn't find an opportunity to sneak in even if she wanted to.

The information she sold was mostly fabricated by her.

"Queenie has sold quite a bit of our family's information, but it's mostly false. For instance, she claimed Mom loves eating caviar and demands it be prepared at three in the morning."

Sienna had never asked anyone to wake up at three to cook caviar!

Such rumors were absurd, but many were willing to believe them, contributing to Queenie's income from these falsehoods.

Tristan suddenly stood up, fork still in hand. "I knew something was off when people kept sending me caviar for the past few years! There were rumors of me having an affair with a nanny, that we were expecting a new child, and that Sienna and I were on the brink of divorce!"

All the gossip and scandalous news had been spread by Queenie!

Tristan was near confusion, and if Sienna hadn't known him so well, she might have had her doubts. Thinking back on those rumors, Tristan felt like crying.

"Noella, you have no idea. People even said that to marry into our family, you had to have five children, and that we favored boys over girls, which is why no one courted Beckett for years."

Beckett's mouth twitched.

Those rumors were ancient history. Was Tristan bringing them up now just as an excuse for him to go on dates?

"Let it go, Dad. No one courting me is my choice, not because of the rumors."

"You don't know squat! Those things kept me up at night, and you're nearly thirty!"

Beckett rolled his eyes discreetly.

With Tristan’s penchant for dozing off while watching TV, if he was up at night, it surely meant he'd napped too much during the day.

"Can't sleep? Maybe you should find a night job while you're still young, to save up for Noella and Elara's wedding gifts."