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?

my marbles? You really want to drive me nuts! Is this how your parents raised you? Ha, such a

Grandma. I think

was speechless

wild child was immune to both

my meds for today. Just seeing

“Alright.”

out to the nurse’s station and picked

the medicine box, Noella’s brow furrowed slightly. “Is this all Ashlyn’s

are additions she insisted on. We just

Noella was confused.

Self–prescribed?

could just add their own

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

Noella

these fresh–faced nurses were no match for

You go on with

fishy about these meds! But it was evident that the medical staff didn’t arrange them; it was Ashlyn who snuck them in.

her phone and

swing by

decided to call me! I’m on my

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seemed to want to say more, but Noella hung

simply too chatty for her liking,

got your

medicine from Noella’s

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

a loss for words. Now, she suspected

the security footage: I brought them

know, as long as I’m alive,

I go there every

she

was nearly choked with

as her mother! Just looking

started

me to the bathroom;

when did you become

implying? Are you cursing me?!”

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

had no choice but to haul herself up to use the bathroom.

sweet and helpful Yvonne, who always assisted

bathroom, Ashlyn started clutching

even the gods

planning

she sat bolt upright, trembling finger pointed

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