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?

Is this how your parents raised you?

I think I’m pretty

was speechless again.

to both

the nurse’s station and fetch my meds for today. Just seeing

“Alright.”

so compliant, headed out to the nurse’s station and picked up Ashlyn’s medication for the

medicine box, Noella’s brow furrowed

them are additions she insisted on. We just prepare them daily as she requests; the rest is out of

Noella was confused.

Self–prescribed?

their own meds now?

Dr. Calvin, threatening to complain about us if we did. We can’t afford to

was something Noella was beginning

within her wheelhouse, and these

it. You go on with

that the medical staff didn’t arrange them; it was Ashlyn who snuck them

pulled out her phone and dialed

Can you swing by Imperial

I’m on my way! Wait for

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to want to say more, but Noella

simply too chatty for

your

up, took the medicine from Noella’s hand, and eyed her

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

Now, she suspected

footage: I brought them

guts for that. Just so you know, as long as I’m alive, you’re not setting foot

I go there

else would she get

nearly choked with

Just looking at her brought bad luck, nothing like the

medicine, Ashlyn started bossing Noella

the bathroom; I need to go.”

you become paralyzed?”

you implying? Are you cursing me?!”

paralyzed should be able to manage on their own. If you can’t, I’ll call a doctor to fit

but

was nothing compared to the sweet and helpful Yvonne,

clutching her heart and sighing dramatically.

the gods can’t bear to watch…

you planning on

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

your mother teach you to