39: Match Made in Hell

WINTER:

Carmela. That woman will forever leech off my ex-husband. She had no sense of shame and forever forced herself into Calcifer. Good news? Or bad news? One thing was for sure. She was now getting on my nerves.

“You take the call. That might be important,” I said nonchalantly, acting to be cool about it even if a lot of thoughts were already on my mind.

“No. She might be asking for money again.” Again? Carmela always asks him for money. Did she marry him because of money? Probably. There was no difference between you and her. Calcifer married you because of your family's money and now, the woman whom Calcifer loved for his life married him because of his money.

“She is treating you like his sugar daddy. I cannot blame her. You're loaded now, Calcifer.”

“She thinks I only picked the money in a garbage can.”

“If that's the case, you force her to work. You cut off her allowances except for your daughter.”

Why are you so eager to give him advice? You should treat him as if he d