The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 91

“Come at me! You think I’m afraid? You were my punching bag back in the day!”

The moment Sexton heard this, he rolled up his sleeves and lunged at Marcel in a flash. “Marcel, you’ve got the nerve to bring up the past? You promised you’d take good care of her, and what happened? I should have never stepped aside back then!”

Talking about the past, the two old–timers were as pumped as if they had been shot with adrenaline, neither willing to back down.

“You not stepping aside? She wouldn’t give you the time of day! Your staying in the game wouldn’t have made a lick of difference!”

“Oh, cut the crap! If it weren’t for your dirty tricks, she wouldn’t have been duped by you.” Sexton got more and more heated, even kicking Marcel in frustration. “She’s gone, and that makes you happy?”

Marcel, clutching his cane, sat on the edge of the bed, his gaze tinged with forlornness. “Happy or not, I’ll be joining her down there one day.”

“Pfft, Marcel, save your breath. Maybe I should beat you to it; then you’d have no say in the matter.”

“You wish! Even if you went first, she’d ignore you.”

Sexton was about to throw punches when the two old coots got into a scuffle yet again.

The bodyguards and caregivers didn’t dare intervene, worried about accidentally hurting the

two.

Palmer, left with no choice, stepped in to break them up.

Noella was curious; every time they argued, they would dig up the past, but she had never seen them this worked up before.

“Grandpa, who are you talking about?”

Marcel’s eyes were filled with deep memories, and a smile crept across his face as if he was lost in the past.

“An old friend. It’s not important anymore.”

That set Sexton off again, and he snapped, “Not important? Marcel, how can you be so heartless to say she’s not important? Poor thing, to have crossed paths with a jerk like you!”

Noella was speechless.

called a jerk at this age, Marcel was livid, too. “You’re not a jerk? You went and married someone else while professing

like

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“She only had eyes for you

what’s

an untouchable presence in the

worked like magic, instantly calming the two old men down. Their chance of discharge was entirely

good; I took all

who did? I’ve been following

faint smile crossed Noella’s face, Her eyes landed on the comics tucked under the hospital bed.

Didn’t I say they’re bad for your

comics farther under

under the blanket, fearing their precious toys might be discovered

quickly changed the subject. “Noella, you just came from your grandma’s? What did she tell

Palmer standing beside her. “Nothing much, just that she wants me to call off the engagement with

bed, eyes wide as saucers. “Kid, you didn’t agree, did you? That nasty old hag! Could she be jealous that I’ve got such a fantastic granddaughter–in–law? Don’t listen to her nonsense. I really

on speechless. Was his grandpa poaching right in front

was looking out for his

Noella, for those reasons, you should

can’t take her seriously. Just last time, she barged into the ward, claiming your

Palmer beside her, couldn’t help but smile. “I didn’t

of relief, then glanced at Marcel beside him. “This

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deal with

She just wanted her own granddaughter Yvonne

weary and sighed. “I know what you mean. I filed with the authorities to end our marriage last month. But she is Tristan’s mother, after all,

taken aback.

quietly divorced

it was all arranged last month? Given Marcel’s status, a divorce would need a long preparation time and involve complicated procedures. So,