The Killer Queen ( Noella Briony ) novel Chapter 445

The sniper rifles trained on Soaring Bird's operatives were swiftly disarmed, forcing them to retreat in haste.

"Wise Fool, this is our own mess, best you stay out of it!"

"Oh, I plan to get involved. What are you gonna do about it?"

The icy man's weapon was taken, but beneath his mask, his expression was unexpectedly gentle.

"Wouldn't want to trouble the missus with physical labor, I've got this."

Palmer had a way of saying "missus" that just rolled off the tongue!

The mention stirred excitement among the assassins from the Abyssal Organization and the Obelisk Organization alike.

Annie rubbed her hands together in the corner.

"When the boss and the missus tie the knot, we'll be part of the dowry, and I'll be Ms. Noella's loyal follower!"

Ivan: "...Huh? I thought we were the dowry."

"It's all the same. We're all family now!"

Ivan expertly reloaded, dealing with the assassins trying to cause chaos, tossing them into the sea one by one.

The second round of fireworks was even more splendid, capturing Shiba's attention outside the window!

Dog-Head, despite the pain, carried him out to enjoy the fireworks.

Stirling looked around to find that, aside from Dillon who had fainted from fear, everyone else had slipped out to watch the fireworks!

"Shoot, I still need to find Noella!"

With the deck crowded, Stirling couldn't spot Noella at first glance.

Dog-Head, holding Shiba and watching the fireworks, turned to Noella.

"Wise Fool, there's a bomb here..."

"Thorpe informed me. My people are on it."

Dog-Head sighed in relief.

He wasn't surprised Thorpe had sided with Noella.

"I'm curious, why help Stirling? Not satisfied with the pay?"

Noella, watching the fireworks, her face softened with a smile beneath her mask.

"Maybe because he'd choose me, too."

She had heard everything Stirling said.

"Just like you'd choose your son, he'd choose me."

Dog-Head, puzzled, exclaimed, "Ah? Stirling is your son?"

"If you want to die, I won't bother saving you."

The sea was right there, after all, a convenient place for a push!

Noella raised an eyebrow. "Your son's intellect isn't enough to track you without being noticed. Someone's using him to leverage you from the border here."

Dog-Head calmly responded, "Not you?"

"You flatter yourself."

For a moment, Dog-Head thought Noella had taken Shiba to strike a fatal blow when he acted.

Noella's gaze at Dog-Head was almost exasperated.

"Shiba, who brought you here?"

Shiba thought hard, "A man! Someone who often drinks with dad!"

That could only mean someone from within Soaring Bird!

Dog-Head's expression darkened considerably.

Noella found a more comfortable position leaning on Palmer.

"Soaring Bird, I've never taken seriously."

It sounded harsh, but it was the truth.

Dog-Head chuckled in resignation.

"Rest assured, from now on, my life is yours. As long as you don't ask me to take down 7-Slayer myself, I'm at your service."

Noella shook her head.

"No need. You're no match for 7-Slayer; going after him would be like serving your head on a platter. Sending you after 7-Slayer wouldn't even suffice for his drink."