Chapter 27

Chelsea’s POV

What’s going on? How do they get to know each other? 

They still had their eyes locked into each other’s faces, surprise clearly written on them.

“Do you…know each other?” Mom asked, causing a separation between their eyes.

But before dad could speak up, the other woman did.

“No, we don’t. Come on, Alicia. Let’s go,” she said sternly, gripped the clumsy girl’s hand, and scurried off.

Huh?

Why the…?

Mom turned and looked at dad, who wasn’t saying a word.

“Honey, who’s she?” She asked, but he still didn’t say a word, and angrily, she started walking away to the car.

Dad got himself back, and we both started walking to join mom.

I grumbled in disappointment as we walked to where the car was parked.

I didn’t even get to buy what I needed all because of that woman and her good-for-nothing daughter. Why did they have to show up now?

“Mom? My shopping!” I whined.

“Really? Next time,” mom