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?

me nuts! Is this how your parents raised

I think I’m pretty fine, too.”

speechless

to both carrots and sticks!

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

“Alright.”

station and picked

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

insisted on. We just prepare them daily as

Noella was confused.

Self–prescribed?

just add their own meds now?

us not to tell Dr. Calvin, threatening to complain about

something Noella

these fresh–faced nurses were no

go

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

some thought, Noella pulled out her phone

Can you swing by Imperial West

I’m on my way!

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seemed to want to say more, but Noella

man was simply too chatty for

got your meds.”

from

my meds? They look different from what Yvonne usually brings me.”

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

I brought them straight from the

as long as

calmly. “But I

would she get home?

nearly choked with rage!

her speech as her mother! Just looking

taking her medicine, Ashlyn started bossing Noella around again.

help me to the bathroom; I need to

did you become paralyzed?”

are you implying? Are you cursing me?!”

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

Ashlyn had no choice but to haul

nothing compared to the sweet

using the bathroom, Ashlyn started clutching

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

are you planning on divorcing Grandpa?”

headache and backache miraculously disappeared as she sat

trying to kill me! What do you mean? Did your mother teach you to say that? Oh, that ungrateful woman. I knew