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

I think I’m pretty fine,

was speechless again.

wild child was immune to both

meds for today. Just

“Alright.”

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

box, Noella’s brow furrowed slightly.

she insisted on. We just prepare them daily

Noella was confused.

Self–prescribed?

their own

threatening to complain about us if we did. We can’t afford to cross her!”

was something Noella was beginning

wheelhouse, and these fresh–faced nurses

go on with your

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

out her phone and dialed

Can you swing by

I’m

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say more, but Noella hung up

chatty for her liking, a real

your

took the medicine from Noella’s

look different

loss for words. Now, she suspected that Ashlyn had a severe case of

can check the security footage: I brought them straight

that. Just so you know, as long as I’m alive, you’re not

said calmly. “But I go there every day.”

else would she get home?

nearly choked with

looking at her brought bad luck, nothing like the sensible and lucky Yvonne.

medicine, Ashlyn started bossing Noella around again.

help me to the bathroom; I

when did you become

Are you cursing me?!”

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

but to haul herself

to the sweet and helpful Yvonne, who always

the bathroom, Ashlyn started clutching her heart and sighing

my life is so hard, even the gods

planning on divorcing

headache and backache miraculously disappeared as she sat bolt upright,