The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 64

The soup had been kept in the thermos for two hours and was still piping hot when it splashed onto Sienna’s wrist, turning a large patch of her fair skin bright red.

Instead of feeling like she’d done something wrong. Ashlyn let out a weird, low chuckle at the sight.

“That’s what you get for trying to mess with me, you witch! Scram! Get out of here, now!”

Tears welled up in Sienna’s eyes as she fought through the pain and left the hospital room, only to bump into Noella who had just come from Marcel’s room.

Noella had heard Sienna was with Ashlyn and, worried that Ashlyn might give Sienna a hard time, hurried over after giving the meds to the two old gents.

“Mom, what happened to you?”

Seeing the burns on Sienna’s wrist, Noella quickly led her to the washroom to rinse it with cool water and then applied some homemade ointment she’d made.

Sienna had held back her tears until then, but seeing her daughter take such good care of her made her heartache.

“Noella, do you think your grandma is out of her mind? She calls me over only to give me a hard time! She rang me up at 5:30 am to bring her chicken soup. I stood in that room for three hours. and then she accused me of poisoning her!”

Noella carefully spread the ointment over Sienna’s burn. She had developed the ointment. herself, and thankfully, after a few hours, the soup wasn’t as scalding as it would have been straight off the stove. This kind of burn would heal in a week.

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Breathing a sigh of relief, Noella then took Sienna to Marcel’s room.

Marcel knew what had happened the moment he saw them. “Sienna, what’s this about? That old hag’s been bullying you again?”

the

“Marcel, you have to stand up for me! All these years, what have I ever done to displease the two of you since I married into the Schnabel family? We’re not some nobodies; our Horwich family has its own standing!” Sienna sobbed before continuing, “Why does she always have to make things difficult for me? Isn’t that just throwing her weight around? Does she want Tristan. to marry her niece from her side of the family? If that’s the case, just tell me, and Tristan and I can get divorced!”

expression turned

in the day, Ashlyn had a thousand and one grievances against Sienna. She had been hell–bent on marrying her niece to Tristan. The Schnabels were an educated family,

heels for the gentle and beautiful Sienna the moment he saw her,

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the Horwich household day in, and day

also respectable and Sienna clearly a good

Sienna snatched away a good match from her niece, preventing them from strengthening family ties. Over the years, she didn’t miss a chance

scold Ashlyn now and then, but she still thought Sienna was tattling and even accused Sienna of eyeing Marcel, her father–in–law, wanting to step

the one and only for me! You can’t leave me–ahhhh! If you divorce me,

dumbfounded

own father and daughter being present; all he knew was that if he was too late,

only, my sweetheart, my life, my everything!”

always bullies me; I

turned to Marcel and stuttered. “Dad, maybe you should divorce Mom, then Sienna won’t technically be her daughter–in–law, right? You

“Get lost, you little brat! Even if your mom and I divorced, you’d still be her son, and Sienna would still

use

Tristan’s grip, sobbing. “I’m going back to my parents‘

still calling after his “precious sweetie“.

Every time your mom argues with your grandma, she heads

“I saw Grandpa Merrick, and Grandma will be home

Marcel sighed deeply.

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for Merrick from me as an apology. Your mom has had it tough all these years. If it weren’t for the conflict

had the perfect touch,

from before, he couldn’t