Filed to story: The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel
She was about to blow up.
The mother and daughter did not give Serenity a chance to speak as Mrs. Brown took over right after Chelsea was done talking.
“Serenity, Chelsea is fair to say that. Show me a family whose wife doesn’t go to work or cook.
“Hank has to work, and his schedule can be busy too. After going full steam on work in the morning, he comes home to no lunch on the table. He was expected to make his own lunch too. It’s like he’s single and has no wife.
“Hank pays for the mortgage and household expenses while your sister sits around the house and does nothing except caring for the child. Sonny is an easy kid. Your sister fools around all day at home, yet she doesn’t know how lucky she is. She even fought with Hank.
“It’s hard enough that Hank is under a lot of pressure. It’s fine if she can’t help with taking the burden off him, but she refuses to cook and leaves Hank hungry. Of course, Hank’s going to be angry. Anybody will be, if they were in his place. Going halves was the last resort. Your sister squanders money. She fiddled away over a thousand bucks in one day. Does she think Hank’s money grows on trees?
“For a family of three , fifty bucks for groceries is good enough, your sister would only need a thousand and five hundred dollars a month. Still, Hank gives her three thousand bucks every month. She has the cheek to fuss over going halves.
“She has the means to earn her own money. Don’t mooch off Hank. Your sister might not care for Hank, but we, parents, do.
What’s the point of your sister’s education? She can’t help with the financial burden either. Look at Chelsea. She has three kids, but she works to help with the family.
“Your sister refuses to go to work because she wants to take care of the child. She insists Hank pay for her upkeep. Is she Hank’s daughter? Why should Hank be her bread and butter? Fine, so Hank pays for her living expenses, but she can’t even attend to Hank’s needs or cook for him. Does that look like a wife to you?
“We have been nothing but kind and patient with your
sister. Do you think anybody else would be tolerant toward your sister? They would’ve divorced her and kicked your sister out.”
Mrs. Brown’s words siung harder than Chelsea’s.
Jasmine picked up a broom, pretending to sweep around the place. In fact, she was waiting to get a cue from her best friend to sweep the absurd mother and daughter out of here.
They were all women here. They should be supporting one another instead of giving each other a hard time.
Boiling with rage, Serenity scowled and blurted coldly,” Mrs. Brown, do you think it’s easy caring for a child since you have experience caring for Chelsea’s kids? Do you think you can work with a two-year-old in tow?
“Chelsea has three children, but you and Mr. Brown are hands-on with the kids. All she did was pop the babies out. My sister gave you a grandson that bore your last name, but you wouldn’t help out as grandparents. It’s funny that you compare Chelsea with my sister.
“My sister can go to work and earn an income if you can help look after Sonny. My sister had a higher income than my brother-in-law before they got married.”
Chelsea cut in while Serenity was still talking. “We should be responsible for the children we give birth to. The parents-in-law have no obligation to look after the grandkids.”
“That’s right. Children should be their parents’ responsibility. Why don’t you care for your own children then, Chelsea?”
Chelsea opened her mouth and retorted, “My parents are happy to take care of my children. You could tell your sister to ask your parents to care for hers too.”
Serenity picked up the glass of water in front of Chelsea and splashed it on her face.
“Ah! What the hell was that, Serenity!”
“I was helping you to rinse your filthy mouth.” Serenity shot an indifferent glare at the mother and daughter Livid , Chelsea wanted to put violence into action when Mrs. Brown held her back. Mrs. Brown said to her daughter, “Your sister-in-law’s parents are gone for over a decade. You can’t blame Serenity for being angry since you made a hurtful comment.”
“But she shouldn’t have splashed me with water. My clothes are wet now. Serenity, do you know how much my clothes cost? Can you afford to pay me back?”
Putting all her energy into sweeping, Jasmine seized the opportunity to get a word in. “Your clothes would be worth a thousand bucks if they’re the real deal. It’s a pity that yours are a knockoff, so they aren’t worth much. You have been scammed if you spent a thousand plus on them. I would say the price is no more than two hundred dollars.”
Chelsea grimaced as she pointed her finger at Jasmine and yelled, “What do you know? You’re the one with the knockoff. Mine is an original. I spent over a thousand bucks. Can you afford the brand? You must be jealous of me because you can’t afford them and called mine a knockoff.”
Jasmine clicked her tongue. “The price tag on my clothes is several thousand dollars. A designer label costs tens of thousands .
Your clothes are something I use as a rag at home.”
“You…” Chelsea turned black in the face.
She had something to hide as she only spent a few hundred on the outfit. She had checked the original brand on its official website. With an authentic piece of clothing priced at over a thousand bucks, Chelsea could not be sure she was wearing the real thing.
“Serenity,” Chelsea cried. “You sure hire all sorts of people. You should fire her.”
Serenity retorted callously, “I’m sorry. She’s not my employee but my partner. Are you sure the clothes on you aren’t a knockoff?
Why do I get the feeling that you’re hiding your shame with anger?”
Who else but Chelsea would play up her knockoff as the real thing?
It was hilarious that Chelsea claimed she could not afford the clothes.