Chapter 9
Three months flew by, and my damn mom still hadn’t contacted me.
Did she really not care about her handsome son anymore?
Didn’t she know how hard I worked every day, sleeping on the couch, sweeping floors, and cooking?
Okay, she probably knew and wouldn’t care anyway.
After all this time, it seemed Chloe wasn’t really a bad person. At least she wasn't like other kidnappers who threatened to cut off fingers at the drop of a hat.
But I was homeless. Where was I supposed to go from here?
Lost in thought while cooking, I was startled by Chloe, who suddenly appeared beside me, her hair a wild mess.
Water from the soaking pork intestines splashed all over me.
“Ugh, you stink!” Chloe pinched her nose, taking two steps back. “Go take a shower, now!”
“Why did you suddenly appear? You scared me.”
“You were spacing out, and you’re blaming me? Go, go, go!”
She yelled at me, then started tidying up the kitchen herself.
The bathroom wasn’t soundproof, so I heard a few people arrive outside.
“Chloe, want to play cards? What are you doing?”
“If you make another sound, you can help me clean.”
“Where’s Asher? Usually, he’s always eager to help, isn’t he?”
“He went to take a shower.”
Silence fell again. I even stopped applying my body wash.
“Ew~”
“Chloe, you guys actually…”
“It’s been a while since I had someone to spar with. My hands are getting itchy…”
Silence descended once more, and I could even hear their sharp intakes of breath.
Given the situation, I didn’t dare come out, so I just kept rinsing off.
“Have you found his mom yet?”
Chloe’s voice dropped, becoming serious.
“We only heard she went abroad; there’s been no news since.”
“And you still have time to play cards? Don’t you want your money back? Get out, all of you!”
Chloe, furious, chased everyone out of the house. I only dared to come out when I heard the door close.
Our eyes met. “Can’t you reach my mom?”
“You can’t even reach your own mom. What makes you think I can?”
Chloe exploded. “You said your mom would look for you! It’s been three months! Are you planning to freeload off me forever?”
“Uh, c-can I?”
“Can you my ass!”