The Killer Queen ( Noella Briony ) novel Chapter 409

"Really? Is that appropriate?"

"What are you thinking? I just wanted to check out the scar!"

Sexton complied without any fuss, lifting his shirt so Ulrich could take a look.

"Wow, this scar is flawless! My sister is a genius!"

This was Lunaris’s handiwork, after all!

As Helen walked in, she caught Ulrich intently examining Sexton’s chest, even touching the scar gently.

"What’s up with the old man’s ticker?"

"Just checking out the old guy's surgery scar."

Not wanting to alarm the elderly couple, Ulrich reluctantly shifted his gaze away.

Sexton chuckled, "Where's Malvina, that little rascal? Haven't seen her in a while. I was thinking of setting her up with Palmer, but you, my boy, swept her off her feet."

Mentioning Malvina Gruber made Ulrich visibly uncomfortable.

"I don't know what's up with her. Lately, she's been picking fights with me, seems really out of sorts."

"Young love, a little tiff here and there is normal!"

To comfort Ulrich, Sexton turned to the recently entered Noella, "Noella, do you and Palmer fight much?"

"Never," Noella honestly replied.

Part of it was that their personalities weren’t prone to clashing.

Whenever they had a disagreement, they’d rather duke it out in a sparring match than argue.

Moreover, Palmer seemed never to get mad at her no matter the issue!

It wasn’t that they didn’t cherish their together time; it was quite the opposite.

Ulrich felt even more distressed.

"I don't get it, just because Malvina wanted instant noodles one night, I made them for her, but she complained they weren't right, then accused me of not loving her and started crying!"

"I cleaned her room, did her laundry, and she accused me of thinking she’s useless, cried again!"

"She wanted overripe bananas, where was I supposed to find those? I finally got them from a grocery store, and the owner thought I was nuts! Then Malvina threw them up, saying I was torturing her…"

Ulrich was always so accommodating with Malvina.

Faced with this, he was at a loss of what to do.

Noella massaged her temples.

It seemed Ulrich hadn't realized what was going on with Malvina.

Helen frowned, "Sounds like she's either PMSing or experiencing pregnancy mood swings. You’re in medical school, don’t you know anything about pregnancy?"

"I’m not an obstetrician…"

Ulrich’s response got caught in his throat!

He knew Malvina’s cycle well!

It wasn’t that time, and lately, her mood had been off, struggling with her appetite.

Ulrich was even worried about potential gastrointestinal issues, considering taking her for a scope!

Seeing Ulrich's dumbfounded expression, Helen shook her head in mock disdain.

"Idiot boy, how did you even manage to get a girlfriend? You don’t even realize you’re about to be a dad!"

"I-I-I… Noella, you-you-you… thi-thi-this…"

Ulrich turned utterly tongue-tied!

Noella summarized her earlier deductions.

"Considering everything you've said, it’s likely true, but you should still get Malvina checked out."

"I'll do it right now!"

Ulrich dashed out the door, only to quickly return and hand a medicine kit to Sexton.

Seeing his exhilarated expression, Sexton couldn’t help but laugh.

"To think Marcel’s grandson would beat me to it, that old fox, always a step ahead."

Catching the implied meaning in Sexton's words, Noella chuckled lightly.

"Grandpa Sexton, Gavin is cute too."