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?

to drive me nuts! Is this how your parents raised you? Ha, such a fine daughter of the

Grandma. I think

was speechless again.

child was immune to both carrots

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

“Alright.”

station

Noella’s brow furrowed slightly. “Is this all

We just prepare them daily as she requests; the rest is out

Noella was confused.

Self–prescribed?

just add their own

nurse looked distressed. “She warned us not to tell Dr. Calvin, threatening to complain about us if we did. We can’t afford

was something Noella was

enough, bullying was within her wheelhouse, and these fresh–faced nurses were

get it. You go on with your

meds! But it was evident that the medical staff didn’t arrange them; it was

her phone and dialed Calvin’s number.

Can you swing

decided to call me! I’m on

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want to say more, but Noella hung up and

was simply too chatty for her liking,

your

the medicine from Noella’s hand, and

switch my meds? They look different from what

she suspected that Ashlyn

check the security footage: I brought them straight from the nurse’s station.”

doubt you have the guts for that. Just so you know, as long

“But I go there every

would she get

was nearly choked with

cheeky girl just as unlikeable in her speech as her mother! Just looking at her brought bad luck, nothing like the

Ashlyn started bossing Noella

to the bathroom;

did you

you implying? Are

If you can’t, I’ll call a doctor to fit you with a

no choice but to

sweet and helpful Yvonne, who always assisted

using the bathroom, Ashlyn started clutching her

dear my life is so hard, even the gods can’t bear to watch…

are you planning

headache and backache miraculously disappeared as she sat bolt upright, trembling finger pointed at Noella.