The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

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Taken care of by his own son and daughter–in–law?

Wasn’t that just a jab at him?

Tristan had definitely taken care of Ashlyn himself before; he knew she wasn’t short of caretakers. She just wanted to ruffle Sienna’s feathers.

Any normal person would lose their cool hearing this, but Tristan, having dealt with Ashlyn for years, had plenty of tricks up his sleeve.

“Mom, your ward is private. What neighboring bed? Besides, all the folks on your floor are old men, not a single woman.”

Ashlyn was stumped!

She had her speech ready, but now she was tongue–tied and only managed to spit out that Tristan was ungrateful.

“Getting a wife and forgetting your mom! What kind of love potion has Sienna fed you? Let me tell you, you can find a new wife, but you only get one mom in this lifetime!”

Tristan’s smile vanished, and even Sienna at his side felt the shift in his mood and glanced

over.

“Mom, I don’t want to repeat myself. I’ve checked out the Gerastor nursing home. Keep up this nonsense, and you’re off to recuperate there. Don’t worry, I’ll send Yvonne with you for company.”

Hearing that Tristan would actually send her away just to back up Sienna, Ashlyn panicked!

“Tristan! How dare you treat me this way! I’m your mother! I’m telling you, simply because my connection with your dad, 1 can’t just leave the country.”

Marcel’s sensitive status meant that even Ashlyn couldn’t simply travel abroad without a thorough vetting process.

of

More importantly, at her age, once she was sent away, she would never have a chance to come back, let alone scheme more for Yvonne.

“Don’t worry about that. Dad’s aware of my decision. Mom, do you really think the Schnabel family can’t find a way to send someone away if we wanted to?”

Ashlyn was floored by his icy words. “Tristan, you can’t treat me this way. I’m getting on in years; I just want to live out my days in peace. If you keep this up, you’re asking for a lightning strike.”

Even if Tristan had grown a thick skin to such words, they still stung.

that brat bad–mouthing her in front of you? She bullied. Yvonne, and you’re just going to let

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Noella, she’s

anymore. Why, even now, did Ashlyn still

Why can’t you just cut her some

deserve it? Tristan, you have no idea. Even the family that adopted her said she’s trouble, not to mention

believe the words of the Lamberts, known for their greed, cunning, and

the phone, mostly regurgitating stuff she

to send you and Yvonne to Gerastor. Get ready: this isn’t up for debate. The environment here is toxic; it’s bad for your health.

up, unwilling

some

took her hand, pulling out some documents. “Dad’s been ready to divorce her for a while now. He’s just worried she

was just finding out that Marcel had already signed the divorce papers with

Tristan sighed.

gone too far, he wouldn’t have decided to send her away

soon as he hung up, Ashlyn

so heartless? She was his flesh and

filling his head with nonsense, driving a wedge between. mother and son. She couldn’t be sent away that easily; once she left. Yvonne’s chance to marry into the

She didn’t want to go abroad, especially not with Ashlyn. She was young, with plenty of time ahead of her. What good would it do to stick with an old

we go abroad, we’ll never see Grandpa and my brothers again. And what

number, a contact she sneaked from Marcel’s

after a lifetime together, Marcel guarded his phone from

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up, Ashlyn’s tone

visit me? I’m at Imperial West Hospital, too. That girl, Noella, really should have brought her fiancé to see me.”

Noella’s grandmother, and Palmer agreed to

the hospital tomorrow to see Grandpa, and I’ll

“Okay!”

Ashlyn’s eyes sparkled

for a second that Palmer would still trust Noella once he gets a load of her true colors. I bet he was just playing nice before because he didn’t want to lose face in front of the Schnabel family.

was brimming with confidence.

like Palmer was bound to pick the one who was the best match for him.

Yvonne she had raised with her own hands? She was