Love the Second Time Around Novel

Chapter 27

Chapter 27 Screwed Up

“Hey, there isn’t anything in the fridge, so what am I supposed to do?” I turned towards the living room and yelled.

Without even looking up from the screen, his slender fingers never stopped typing as if they were dancing across the keyboard. However, the words that left his lips the next second were unpleasant.

“Are you the caregiver, or am I the caregiver? All I care about is the food. You should take care of the rest.”

I…

Hearing that, I admitted defeated and decided to leave to get groceries at the supermarket nearby. But I looked down and noticed that I was still wearing the dress from yesterday. I would just be digging my own grave if I went out like this.

“Um… Can we skip breakfast today? I want to go home and change.”

As soon as I said that, he slammed his laptop shut and looked up at me, his eyes full of contempt.

“What? Should I let you go home and put on makeup too? Let me tell you, I have to have breakfast or I’ll be having gastric pain. If that happens, you’ll be having an even harder time returning your debt.”

I ignored his sarcastic words as all I could focus on were the words “gastric pain” he mentioned. Why would he have gastric pain? For all the yearly checkups we had previously, I recalled that he was always healthier than me.

My mind then wandered back to the fridge; there was nothing except bottles of beer in it. Well, how did you not die from gastric pain then?

Right then, a loud knocking came from the door, and I glanced at Dominic in confusion. Who could it be so early in the morning? It… It can’t be Camille, right?

“What are you standing around for? Go open the door!”

around on purpose. Huffing in frustration, I opened the door and saw that it was Calvin, who

sideways to squeeze his way through the doorframe, keeping as much distance between

was perplexed to see

I’ve brought the things you

to her. Or else she’s going to come

glanced at the bag in Calvin’s hand, and he quickly handed it over to me. I opened the

assistant early in the morning

twitched and curled into a smile. At least he’s got some

your pay. Also, I want

and I couldn’t even fight back. Annoyed, I ran

was nowhere to be seen. I wasn’t sure what Dominic was busy with, but I couldn’t care less about him. I left the house after notifying him that

I got out did I realize that there wasn’t a single soul nearby. Besides the mansions and the luxury cars speeding along the road, I

of living in such a high-class area? They were just making life difficult for themselves

it another thought. Normally, people would drive when they go out, so why would they think that it wasn’t convenient? Only a working-class person like me would walk

minutes later, I finally saw a grocer. I was so happy that I almost ran up to the shopkeeper to give him a

and swept a bunch of food products into my basket as though I were a tornado. Earlier, I noticed that Dominic’s kitchen was there just as an extra space because I could see that he

no way I could get back in time. I wasn’t afraid of his harsh words but was worried

I pushed the door open but was immediately met with Dominic wiping his mouth, with an empty

me and shook his head in disdain. “Are you some kind

let go of the bags I was holding and rushed toward him, thinking to give him a piece of my mind. Once I reached where he was, I stomped

shrunk his head unwittingly and

crippled? I was so worried that you would get gastric pain from not eating that I ran back here with those bags full of groceries.

about to say something but was interrupted when I slammed my

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