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?

marbles? You really want to drive me nuts! Is this how your parents raised

Grandma. I think I’m

speechless

was immune to both carrots and

fetch my meds for today. Just seeing your

“Alright.”

so compliant, headed out to the nurse’s station and picked

box, Noella’s brow furrowed slightly.

explained, “Yes, some of them are additions she insisted on. We just prepare

Noella was confused.

Self–prescribed?

add their own meds now?

us not to tell Dr. Calvin, threatening to complain

something Noella was beginning to understand.

these fresh–faced nurses were

it. You go on with your work.”

But it was evident that the medical staff didn’t arrange them; it was

some thought, Noella pulled out her phone

Can you swing by

call me! I’m on my

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more, but Noella hung

chatty for her liking, a real

your meds.”

medicine from Noella’s hand,

look different from what Yvonne usually brings me.”

at a loss for words. Now, she suspected

can check the security footage: I brought them straight from the nurse’s station.”

know, as long

said calmly. “But I go there

else would she

was nearly choked with rage!

looking at her brought

medicine, Ashlyn started

the bathroom;

you become

you implying? Are you

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

Ashlyn had no choice but to haul herself up to use the

to the sweet and helpful

Ashlyn started clutching her heart

dear my life is so hard, even the gods

are you planning on divorcing Grandpa?”

backache miraculously disappeared as she sat

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