The Killer Queen ( Noella Briony ) novel Chapter 414

"Try it out, why don't you?"

The mere thought sent a shiver down Elara's spine, prompting her to shake her head vigorously. "Forget it, I'll choose the high road here."

Noella raised an eyebrow, a smirk playing on her lips.

At the front door, Tristan arrived, his head peeking out from beneath a giant hay bale, seizing the moment to sprint towards Noella and Elara.

"Hey, you girls still got some cash to splash?"

Noella and Elara exchanged bewildered glances, about to confirm they did when Tristan eagerly cut in.

"If so, how 'bout lending your old man a bit, huh?"

Noella, perplexed, asked, "Did you and Mom have another fight?"

"What do you mean 'another'? I don't like the way that sounds. It's not fighting; it's 'enhancing our emotional connection.' You get me, sweetheart?"

What "emotional connection" he meant was anyone's guess, but it was true that Sienna had confiscated all his cards.

Sitting on the steps with a heavy sigh after receiving money from Noella, Tristan looked up to see Palmer approaching and patted his shoulder.

"Palmer, buddy, learn from my mistakes. Never put all the cards in your wife's name. Had a spat and now I can't even afford a motel room..."

Palmer offered a sympathetic smile, his gaze softening as he looked over at Noella.

"The men in the Pollack family, well, we do the same with our cards."

Noella's cheeks flushed, and she fanned herself, turning away to avoid his gaze, only to be met with Palmer's chuckle.

"I'm off to visit Grandpa. Meet you for dinner?" he whispered to Noella.

"Sure."

Elara, barely holding back her laughter, teased, "Dad, can't you just 'face pay'?"

"What if your mom misses me in the middle of the night and decides to come find me?"

The thought of Tristan, the CEO of Schnabel Group, being locked out and homeless after a spat with his wife was almost too comical to bear!

It was all just minor squabbles between Tristan and Sienna; neither could bear to truly upset the other.

"What's the fight about this time?"

Tristan exhaled heavily. "It's all because of Stirling, that little troublemaker. When he gets back, I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind!"

Stirling, in a bid to gain sympathy on a TV show, had exaggerated tales of neglect within the Schnabel family, despite their known doting nature—especially towards the children, Stirling included.

Tristan pulled up a video on his phone, showing Stirling in a sleek suit, claiming he was mistreated in his childhood.