The Killer Queen ( Noella Briony ) novel Chapter 273

That question threw Noella for a loop, and it made Palmer beside her sweat bullets!

Helen furrowed her brows at Noella, her gaze sharp. "It's just an engagement, not set in stone. If you're having second thoughts, just call it off."

Palmer frowned. "Grandma!"

He knew it was a mistake to let Helen meet Noella!

Helen slammed her hand on the table, her eyebrows knitting tighter as she glared at Palmer.

"Shut it. Did I ask you to speak? No respect! Off with you!"

She clearly didn't care much about the engagement. She knew her grandson all too well.

After a moment of thought, Noella honestly replied, "I don't plan on marrying him, or anyone for that matter, at the moment. I don't dislike Palmer. Let's just say we're friends."

Palmer heaved a sigh of relief. As long as Noella didn't dislike him, there was still a chance!

"Not too foolish. If you were rushing into marriage at such a young age, I'd have no respect for you. Your grandma in heaven would be so mad, she'd rise from her grave just to knock some sense into you."

Helen, while applying hand lotion, critiqued her grandson with her sharp words.

"Palmer's got a better temperament than his dad and stronger than his granddad - not foolish or spineless. But if he wants a wife, he's gotta learn the hard way. Men never value what comes easy."

In her eyes, Noella was still too young. Thinking of marrying Palmer at not even twenty seemed like foolishness to her.

"You knew my grandma?"

"Harriet Lambert? Back in her day, she was the heartthrob of Sexton. Since your grandma didn’t even give a second glance to a Pollack, if you fall for Palmer so easily, I'd think less of you."

Helen squinted, her wrinkles folding together, her thin lips curling in a peculiar smirk.

"Back then, whether it was Sexton or your granddad, and even Garrick, they were just flies buzzing around your grandma, swatted dead in no time."

Noella didn't quite understand what had happened with her grandma back then, nor could she comment on Helen's choice of words.

Jacob looked at the fried chicken and cola on the table, frowning, "Mom, this is what you ate for breakfast?"

Helen shot him a cold glance. "How old are you?"

"Me? I'm fifty."

"I'm seventy-six. You could eat healthy and still might not live as long as me. Mind your business, and you might live longer."

Jacob's mouth twitched, unable to utter a word!

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."