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I Had To Pay The Balance Chapter 8
Camden jerked up his head. He ignored the pain in his stomach as he rushed over and grabbed my hand.“You… What did you just say? You want a divorce over something this small?”“This isn’t something small.” I pointed at Mabel and Marlene.“This is about self-respect. I’m the one paying for your whole family, and yet I’m the one getting dragged through the mud. I’m done with this life!”“I’m not signing! We’ve been together all these years. You can’t just walk away like that! I’m sorry. Mom will apologize, too. Let’s just go home and work this out, okay?”I shook off his hand and scoffed. “Camden, be honest with yourself. In the past five years, have you ever once stood up for me? Tell me, you don’t want a divorce because you’re remorseful, or because you don’t want to lose your money-machine?”Camden’s face turned red at my questions. He was speechless.I continued, “The house we live in was mine before the marriage. I bought the car too. After the divorce, you, Mabel, and Mar
I Had To Pay The Balance Chapter 7
“Noelle, I’m sorry. I didn’t know—” Camden said. “You didn’t know?” I scoffed. “Did you really not know, or were you just pretending?“Every time you came back from a trip, you enjoyed the praise of being such a devoted son. Did you ever once ask if I had enough money? No, you didn’t! You just sat back and enjoyed the pride I bought for you for granted.”Camden was at a loss for words, and guilt consumed him.Karen, who was watching from the side, was stunned.She had initially thought this was just a minor conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She never expected such a large sum of money to be involved.She could not help but click her tongue and said, “That’s enough to put a down payment on a house around here. You really are wealthy, Noelle.”Although she was complimenting how wealthy I was, it sounded like mockery to both Mabel and Camden.Just then, Mason suddenly stormed out.“Wow, quite the gathering here, isn’t it? What’s this about $11,000?”He glared
I Had To Pay The Balance Chapter 6
I took out a bank statement from the folder and shoved it in front of Mabel. “Last Friday, the same day you transferred $400 to me, your account withdrew an additional $11,000 in cash. “But I did not receive it.”Mabel panicked. She instinctively reached out to grab the folder, but I dodged to the side.“You split it into two amounts. $7,000 went to Marlene to buy Mason that motorcycle he’s been obsessing over. You put the other $4,000 into an account called the Twilight Senior Account.”Mabel stammered, “H-How do you know that? Have you been spying on me? That’s illegal!”I looked at her coldly and said, “For the past five years, you’ve pulled the same stunt every time. You transfer some ‘deposit’ to me and then take the real amount to give to your daughter or stash away for yourself.“I let it slide to keep the peace in this family. But you took my patience for weakness and treated my sacrifices like they were nothing more than your due.”As Camden looked at that transactio
I Had To Pay The Balance Chapter 5
“Not counting the $400 deposit, I personally took out the remaining $10,600 in cash and handed it to you in a black plastic bag last Friday. Are you really trying to deny it right now?”Mabel had perfected the art of making something out of nothing.She had indeed withdrawn the cash. But that money was for Marlene. She was trying to pin it on me.She was hoping that a cash transaction would leave no evidence. She was also betting on the fact that I might be too embarrassed to start a drama in front of everyone. Maybe she thought I was too scared to talk back to her.Karen watched from the side and clicked her tongue. Her gaze was full of contempt.“Noelle, you took the money and didn’t do the job. Then, you brought us to this rundown place. That’s fraud! But then again…”Her tone shifted before she continued, “Since you took $11,000, at least the food might be good, right?“We’ve been riding in the car forever. Then, we’ve been arguing here for half the day. We’re starving! We c
I Had To Pay The Balance Chapter 4
Camden knew that Mabel played favorites. But he had always thought it was just about small things.He had already decided to make me the fool who paid for everything. He lived a comfortable life and did not bother with it.Mabel’s eyes darted around. She stammered, “Well… that’s your brother-in-law! We’re family! Why draw lines between us?“Family?!” Camden’s voice grew louder as he showed his anger for the first time.“Mason Hurst is a lost cause! Are you taking money from my household to support that drunk? Mom, aren’t you playing favorites a little too hard?”Marlene was furious when she heard that.She sobbed and yelled, “Camden, you’re one to talk! If it weren’t for you, would I have ended up married to that worthless piece of trash?”Tears streamed down her face. These were real feelings of resentment she held.Camden was speechless.Three years ago, on New Year’s Eve, Camden saw his childhood friend, Mason, all alone. He insisted on bringing him home for the holiday.E
I Had To Pay The Balance Chapter 3
As soon as Mabel saw the brown paper document folder, she panicked.She suddenly did not seem so tough anymore.She knew all too well what was inside it.“Alright, that’s enough! We’re a family trying to enjoy a trip. Why’re you waving some ragged bag around in public? Aren’t you embarrassed?”Mabel interrupted me. “We’ll settle the accounts when we get home. Everyone’s tired right now. Just take us to our rooms so we can rest.“Sure, we didn’t make it to Erope. But the money I gave you should at least be enough to book a presidential suite in this rundown farm stay, right?”Seeing her act so tough while clearly panicking, I sneered to myself.“Fine. Let’s go see the rooms then.”I led the group across the courtyard to a row of red brick and tile houses.“We’re here!”I pushed open one of the doors.It was a standard farm stay room.There were two single beds. The floor was bare cement to keep that natural, rustic feel.Though simple, it was clean and tidy. It met the stan
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