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?

drive me nuts! Is this how your parents raised you? Ha,

the compliment, Grandma. I think I’m pretty fine,

speechless again.

child was immune to

nurse’s station and fetch my meds for today. Just seeing your face gives

“Alright.”

headed out to the nurse’s station and picked up Ashlyn’s medication for the day.

the medicine box, Noella’s brow furrowed slightly.

quickly explained, “Yes, some of them are additions she insisted on. We just prepare them daily as she

Noella was confused.

Self–prescribed?

add their

threatening to complain about us if we

Noella was beginning

these fresh–faced nurses

go on with your work.”

clearly something fishy about these meds! But it was evident that the medical staff

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

Noella. Can you swing by Imperial West Hospital?”

to call me! I’m on my way!

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say more, but Noella hung up and promptly blacklisted him.

simply too chatty for her liking, a real headache inducer.

got your meds.”

the medicine from

look different

suspected that Ashlyn

footage: I brought

as long as I’m alive, you’re not setting foot in the

said calmly. “But I go there every

would she get

choked

unlikeable in her speech as her mother! Just looking at her

Ashlyn started bossing Noella around again.

bathroom; I need

you become

are you implying? Are

who aren’t paralyzed should be able to manage on their own. If you can’t, I’ll call

had no choice but to haul herself up to use

sweet and helpful

started clutching

is so hard, even the gods can’t bear to

planning on divorcing Grandpa?”

sat bolt upright,