No Job, No Money

It had been such a long time since the last time I got to sleep for as long as I wanted.

Ever since I started dating Gregory and up till we got married, I had to wake up early every day. This situation only worsened as time passed.

I needed to look after Harry during the weekends. On weekdays, I had to prepare everything, such as food and clothes for Harry, Gregory, and Jessica, before leaving for work.

After work, I also had to clean the house. I even had to wash Jessica's undergarments for her.

Gregory came out of the den and noticed I was watching the TV. He seemed flabbergasted. "You're having your day off today?"

I replied flatly, "Have you forgotten? I got fired yesterday."

Gregory gave a slight nod. "You should go and look for a new job, then. Otherwise, how are we going to pay for our family's living expenses?"

Jessica asked me during breakfast, "Sasha, will you be able to find a new job that also pays you more than 20 thousand dollars a month?"

I was feeding Harry his food. I responded nonchalantly, "We'll see how it goes. I just want to rest for now."

Jessica and Gregory, who just came into the dining room, stared at each other with rounded eyes.

Gregory seriously doubted my words. After all, I was a workaholic. Moreover, I needed the money to raise Harry.

For an entire week, I watched TV during the day and did some shopping on Amazon at night. Whenever I received a parcel the next day, I would dress Harry up in his new outfits as though I was picking an outfit for a video game avatar.

Gregory's and Jessica's undergarments which they had left in the bathroom were starting to stink. I had tossed their undergarments in a corner of their beds. Yet, the siblings were so lazy that they didn't even realize their undergarments were there.

These carefree, peaceful moments lasted for a few days. One night, Gregory came home and almost got tripped over by one of my parcels. He stormed into the room, snatched my phone away, and tossed it aside.

"Sasha Turner, you idiot! Get up! You need to go and look for a job now!"

I grabbed my other phone and continued scrolling through the Amazon website. "I don't plan on working anymore. I'll stay at home to keep you and Jess company. Our family will always be together."

Then, I took the bill we received today from the property management company that was left on the table and passed it to Gregory. "You need to pay for this year's management fees. I don't have any money since I was just laid off."

Gregory froze on the spot. The next instant, his face flushed red. He shouted at me so loudly that even the people staying in the building opposite ours turned their lights on to listen to our argument.

He did all the counting for me. "I usually spend a thousand for my drinks and cigarettes. Jess needs three thousand for her daily expenses. We need to pay eight thousand dollars for our housing loan!

"Even the management fees cost 3,800 dollars! All of that requires money! If you don't work, how are we even going to feed ourselves? Also, you're the one who takes care of the management fees every year. Why are you asking me to pay for it now?"

His spittle splattered on my face.

I put down my phone and chuckled. "Greg, I thought you were bad with numbers. Turns out you're really good at it.

"You've asked me how we're going to feed ourselves if I don't work. What about you and Jess, then? Why won't you two get a job?

"Jess stays at my new house and spends my money! You even secretly transferred my money to her account! Have you taken those into account too?"