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? Ha, such a fine daughter of

the compliment, Grandma. I think I’m pretty fine,

speechless again.

immune to

for today. Just seeing your face gives me a headache!”

“Alright.”

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

medicine box, Noella’s brow furrowed

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

Noella was confused.

Self–prescribed?

their own meds now?

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

character was something Noella was

within her wheelhouse, and these fresh–faced nurses were

it. You go on with your work.”

the medical staff didn’t arrange

pulled out her phone and dialed

you swing by Imperial West

decided to call me! I’m on my way!

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more, but

chatty for her liking,

your meds.”

from Noella’s hand, and eyed her

you switch my meds? They look different from what Yvonne usually

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

I brought them straight from the nurse’s station.”

that. Just so you know, as long as

“But I go

would she

nearly choked with

Just looking at her brought bad luck,

taking her medicine, Ashlyn started bossing Noella around again.

bathroom; I need to go.”

you

you implying? Are you

“People who aren’t paralyzed should be able to manage on their own. If you can’t, I’ll call a doctor to fit you with a catheter right

no choice but to haul herself up

compared to the sweet and helpful

using the bathroom, Ashlyn started clutching her heart

so hard, even the gods can’t bear

planning

disappeared as she sat bolt upright, trembling finger pointed at Noella.

teach you to say