But instead of siding with me, she had pointed at me angrily, accusing me of being shameless and trying to seduce her husband.
Derek had sworn to heaven: “Lily, I thought it was you. Only you wear so little around me.”
“Who knew your sister would also…”
The more Lily heard, the angrier she got. She called me shameless and slapped me hard across the face.
I couldn’t defend myself.
To punish me, Lily took away the only small fan in my bedroom.
I was dying from the heat, unable to sleep all night, and the next morning she woke me up to cook again.
Just like now, she wanted to eat lavishly every day, and in a few days, all the ingredients were gone.
7
The next day, to avoid arousing Lily’s suspicion, I bought some dead shrimp from outside.
I also prepared a table full of dishes, trying to use up all the ingredients in the fridge as quickly as possible.
Seeing that the shrimp weren’t fresh, Lily frowned, about to say something, but seeing how delicious and appealing the dishes looked, she ultimately said nothing.
At the dining table, Lily placed all the dishes in front of Derek, putting on a show of sweet affection.
She peeled shrimp for him with her own hands, murmuring, “Honey, you sprained your ankle, you need to eat well to recover.”
Then she looked at me reproachfully, asking why I had left things lying around, causing Derek to get hurt. She insisted I should pay for his medical expenses and naturally expected me to wait on them hand and foot.
After a few days, under Lily and Derek’s extravagant eating, the food in my fridge was almost gone.
The supplies that had lasted half a month in my previous life were nearly exhausted in less than a week this time.
Since that night, Derek hadn’t tried to open my door again.
The TV frequently reported deaths from the extreme heat. Recently, very few people ventured outside, everyone tacitly agreeing to stay at home.
11:51 AM
Lily’s palate had gradually been spoiled by me.
Once again, she told me to go out and buy groceries.
She had been saying this since yesterday. I said the weather was too hot, and we should finish what was in the fridge before going out, otherwise, the food might spoil.
Seeing that the fridge was almost empty today, she hurriedly urged me again, and even handed me a bag of garbage.
The garbage was heavy. I peeked through the gap and saw that she had thrown away the potatoes she disliked.
She had tossed all dozen or so potatoes from the fridge into the garbage bag.
With a look of disgust, she said, “Even dogs wouldn’t eat this. Emma, buy some lobster and abalone from the supermarket while you’re at it.”
”
“Your brother–in–law sprained ourishment
I looked out the window at the deserted street.
Deliberately, I said, “Why don’t we go together? We can buy more with more
more people.”
Lily retorted loudly, “It’s so hot outside, are you trying to kill me and your brother–in–law with heatstroke?”
After saying this, she seemed to think of something and quickly changed her tone: “Emma, I mean, Derek and I are guests. How can guests go grocery shopping?”
Then, not giving me a chance to speak, she pushed me towards the door.
Bang, the door closed tightly in front of me.
I knocked hard on the door from outside, shouting, “Sis, I haven’t taken my keys!”
The door didn’t even crack open. Lily said through the door, “Emma, I’ll open the door for you when you come back with the groceries.”
8
I knocked for a few more minutes, but it was unbearably hot.
Finally, to make it look convincing, I grabbed
a
box of instant noodles to take back.
When Lily saw what I had brought, her face contorted with anger. She pointed at my forehead and scolded me: “Emma, what do you mean by this? Is this all you bought?”
