The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 38

Ashlyn squinted her eyes. lying on the bed and looking all high and mighty at Noella, who had Rust walked in through the door. She snorted coldly. “Do you even know what time it is? Do I even exist to you anymore?”

Noella replied with indifference. “It’s seven in the morning. Can’t you tell the time? I thought second graders learned that. Maybe I should get you one of those talking digital clocks tomorrow.”

The wall clock was right there beside Ashlyn’s bed, impossible to miss. So, she must’ve forgotten how to tell time.

Ashlyn was so angry her chest heaved, and she was about to lose grip on her prayer beads!

“Great, just great, you little brat, trying to send me to an early grave, huh? I asked you here to take care of me, not to act like some spoiled princess.”

Noella was baffled. “Grandma, your mood swings are kind of intense. Should I get a neurologist. to check on you?”

Ashlyn was speechless.

Looking at Noella’s face, which bore a 60-70% resemblance to Sienna, Ashlyn’s mouth and nose almost twisted together in anger!

“Don’t you think you’ll have an easy time under my roof! Come here, I want an apple. Peel one for me.”

Noella sat down, picked up an apple from the fruit basket, and peeled it for Ashlyn.

No sooner had she finished peeling than Ashlyn’s eyebrows shot up. “What kind of peeling is this? You’ve taken half the flesh off! What am I supposed to eat?”

In Noella’s other hand was the apple skin, thin as a cicada’s wing. “If you don’t fancy the flesh, you can nibble on the skin, though I wouldn’t recommend it.”

Ashlyn was speechless again.

Country bumpkins like her surely had done plenty of rough and unsophisticated farm work. Peeling apples was something ladies and misses of high society would never dream of doing themselves.

Ashlyn glared at Noella with contempt in her eyes.

“I’ve lost my appetite. Get me a glass of water. I want it hot.”

“Sure thing.”

Noella stood up, poured a glass of water, and handed it to Ashlyn.

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“You damned girl, are you trying to scald me to death?”

Noella took out a thermometer. “The water’s 104 degrees Fahrenheit. If that’s too hot for you, maybe it’s time to consult a psychiatrist.”

Ashlyn was speechless.

Who the heck would carry around a thermometer for food?

implying I’m losing my marbles? You really want to drive me nuts! Is this how your parents raised you? Ha, such a fine daughter of the Schnabel family!”

I think I’m pretty fine, too.”

was speechless again.

was immune to both carrots and

for today. Just seeing your

“Alright.”

the nurse’s station and picked up Ashlyn’s medication

the medicine box, Noella’s brow furrowed slightly. “Is this all Ashlyn’s medication?”

she insisted on. We just prepare them daily as

Noella was confused.

Self–prescribed?

their own

to

character was something Noella was beginning to

wheelhouse, and these fresh–faced

go on with

was evident that the medical staff didn’t

thought, Noella pulled out her phone and dialed Calvin’s

you swing by Imperial

I’m on my way! Wait

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say more, but Noella

chatty for her liking, a real headache

got your

the medicine from Noella’s hand,

you switch my meds? They look different from what Yvonne usually

at a loss for words. Now, she suspected that

footage: I brought them straight

Just so you know, as long as I’m alive, you’re not setting foot in the Schnabel

I go

would she get

was nearly choked

as her mother! Just looking at her brought bad luck, nothing like the sensible

taking her medicine, Ashlyn started bossing Noella around

the bathroom; I need to go.”

you become

Are you cursing me?!”

on their own. If you can’t, I’ll

gaze, Ashlyn had no choice but to haul herself up to use the bathroom.

the sweet

the bathroom, Ashlyn started clutching her heart and

hard, even the gods can’t bear

are you planning on

backache miraculously disappeared as she sat