The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 273

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Chapter 273

Elara, trying not to laugh, gave her a thumbs up. “Grandma, you’re awesome!”

Helen smiled, handing something to Elara. “I’m off to fish. Carry my stuff.”

The Pollack family owned a resort, just a half–hour drive from Serene Haven.

An octogenarian lady going fishing at a resort sounded outrageous, but with Helen, it somewhat seemed normal.

As they helped Helen into the car, Noella checked her pulse.

Helen, sharp as ever, looked at Noella’s serious side profile, her stunning eyes captivating.

“What, I’ve got health issues?”

“Grandma Helen, how did you know I was checking your pulse?”

“I’m not dead yet, dear, I’d know if someone was checking my pulse.”

Noella got a taste of Helen’s biting but not unkind manner.

“Grandma Helen, have you been having trouble sleeping lately? You seem to stay up late.”

“Sleeping fine, dear. I just look at male models on my phone before bed. Sleep like a baby, though a bit late.”

Noella was at a loss for words.

“Grandma Helen, do you get frequent headaches?”

“Only when I see the Pollack family calling. Gives me a headache every time, but I can’t not answer. They might think I’ve kicked the

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bucket in some nursing home.”

short of breath, having

on weight. Can’t fit into my younger

Helen had an excuse

lady was just making excuses so Palmer

good health,” Noella

Helen smiled, pleased.

gaped. “Noella, you can diagnose? I thought you and Grandpa were just playing when you checked his pulse, like some doctor–patient game!”

helplessly. “I’m nineteen,

and doctor was not something she’d be doing,

clinical medicine, not pulse reading. Who taught you?”

grandma, Harriet, I’d wager. Loved all that holistic stuff, always ranting about the virtues of traditional medicine, always dabbling in the

to rest, Elara didn’t push further.

tough for her little

conjured images of a young, frail Noella sitting with Harriet Lambert, picking herbs to sell for a living. Feeling a twinge of emotion, she grabbed her phone and sent

notification of a money transfer on her phone.

sending her money out

note read: [For all your hard work!

up her phone again than she

straightforward: [For your consultation fees,

at the

fun, I’ve got plans. Don’t

for Jacob to carry the fishing gear towards the lake. There was already an old

the one Grandma arranged to meet?”

“Not sure, but

gaze fell on Noella. “Is Grandma

swings, breathing difficulties. I’ve prescribed some medication

Palmer finally relaxed.

known for her eccentric behavior, often withholding the truth from her doctors.

arms crossed and a haughty stride, Helen approached Garrick,

widened in shock!

kicked Garrick right into the

and it made

an engagement, not

Palmer frowned. “Grandma!”

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