A Second Life, A New Power novel Chapter 31

"Demi, I'll cook tomorrow. Please teach me so I won't starve even if I team up with other people." Maria looked at Demi sincerely.

"Okay," Demi said with a nod.

Maria breathed a sigh of relief.

A wave of comments appeared.

"Look at how scared Maria is. After eating Demi's food, she wouldn't be able to stand eating burnt food! It'll be hard for her to adapt to a frugal style of eating!"

"Actually, I learned how to cook a dish from Demi earlier. The food turned out pretty well."

"At first, my wife didn't want to eat because she was sick. However, once I followed Demi's instructions in the livestream and cooked two dishes, her appetite came back after smelling the food.

"I think Demi should teach a cooking class."

"Yes. She should teach us how to open a bottle of red wine with bare hands first, then teach us how to cook!"

…

After finishing their dinner, Maria drank some tea and moved her sore arms about. She said, "I wonder how Matt will torture us tomorrow."

Chad rotated his arms too. "My arms hurt a lot. I think they'll continue to hurt tomorrow."

"Massage them before you go to bed," Demi said, sipping her tea leisurely.

"Aren't your arms hurting, Demi?" Maria asked curiously.

"Nope." Demi shook her head.

Hearing that, Maria gave her a thumbs up.

…

When Demi was meditating at night, she heard someone knocking on her door. "Demi, I'm a little afraid. Can I sleep with you tonight?"

As she looked at the spacious bed, Demi opened the door. "Come in. I didn't lock the door."

Then, the room lights were switched on.

A while later, Maria looked at Demi in the darkness. "Demi, I'm really curious. Did you have a conflict with Thomas and Ana in the past? If they bullied you, you can tell me. I'll take revenge for you. I have connections in this industry."

There was nobody around and the cameras were switched off at the moment. As such, they could talk about more private matters.

Blinking, Demi didn't know what to tell Maria.

"If you don't feel comfortable saying it, then you don't have to tell me," Maria added.

Demi thought, "It's not really a secret. The one who did something wrong wasn't me; it was other people."

She replied, "I… I was switched at birth and grew up in the countryside. Since my foster parents didn't treat me well, I escaped the place.

"Later on, I met Grandma. She treated me really well. A few years later, my biological parents found me, and I realized that I was the real daughter of the Pitt family.

"Ana was the fake daughter. When she heard the news, she was devastated and kept trying to kill herself. To make her happy, my real family treated me as a housekeeper when I returned home. Later on, they ordered me to become Ana's personal assistant."

Demi gave a brief introduction of her background.

When Maria heard that, her eyes widened in shock.