Chapter 546

Queenie wouldn't mind waiting on Hanson if he'd had any part in her upbringing, but Joey had been the one who raised her instead. He had never cared about whether she and Joey lived or died. Queenie might not have understood this as a child, but she was a grown-up now. She understood everything. Hanson would have thrown her and Joey out of the house if he hadn't been so afraid of being ostracized by his neighbors and those around the village. He would have washed his hands off them for good. "You should have your precious son run these errands and waiting on you. After all, he was the only one of us you cared about. And Stacy isn't my mother; she's Mario's. You should have him look after her!" Queenie pointed out sardonically just as a food vendor passed by the hospital room. "I may as well teach you how to feed yourself while you're at the hospital!" She stopped the vendor and asked, "How much for the food?" "10 dollars for the vegan meal, 15 dollars for the chicken-and-salad set