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?

you implying I’m losing my marbles? You really want to drive me nuts! Is this how your

compliment, Grandma. I think I’m

was speechless

to both carrots and sticks!

nurse’s station and fetch my meds for today. Just seeing your face gives me

“Alright.”

nurse’s station and picked up Ashlyn’s medication for the day.

box, Noella’s brow furrowed slightly.

on. We just prepare them daily as she requests; the rest

Noella was confused.

Self–prescribed?

their own meds now?

to complain about us if we did. We can’t afford to cross

character was something Noella was beginning to

was within her wheelhouse, and these fresh–faced nurses were no match for

it. You go on with your

it was evident that the medical staff

out her phone

Noella. Can you swing by Imperial West Hospital?”

me! I’m on my way! Wait for

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to want to say more, but Noella

simply too chatty for her liking, a

your

sat up, took the medicine from Noella’s hand, and

different from what Yvonne

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

can check the security footage: I brought them straight from the

guts for that. Just so you know, as

“But I go

she

was nearly choked with rage!

her speech as her mother! Just looking at her brought bad luck,

her medicine, Ashlyn started bossing Noella

the bathroom;

you become paralyzed?”

you implying? Are

be able to manage on their own. If

no choice but to haul herself up to use the

compared to the sweet and helpful Yvonne, who

Ashlyn started clutching her heart

my life is so hard, even the gods

you planning on divorcing Grandpa?”

as she sat

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