Todos los capítulos de My Wife Used My Dream to Fund His Brother: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

My wife, Linda Bennett, was sitting on the couch while her younger brother, Howard Bennett, stood by the window.The second they saw me, they both froze.Linda recovered first. Her expression was stiff for a second before she rose to her feet and smiled at me."Mark, you're home early."I set the bag of fruit on the entryway table. "Yeah, I wrapped up work sooner than expected."Howard put down his mug and gave me a nod. "Hey, Mark."His tone was perfectly normal, as though nothing had happened before I walked through the door.I changed my shoes, giving no indication that I'd noticed anything.But in my head, I was replaying every word I'd overheard just before coming in.I took off my coat and hung it by the door. "How are you feeling these days, Howard? Getting better?"Howard hesitated. His eyes flicked instinctively toward Linda.Linda answered for him without missing a beat. "Much better. The doctor said he just needs to take it easy for a little while longer, and he'l

The smile on Linda's face froze before she could wipe it away. "What did you just say?""I said I want a divorce."The living room went silent again.Howard was still standing by the window. He looked surprised, but not particularly worried.Linda stared at me for several seconds before laughing. "Mark, seriously? Where are you going to live after we get divorced? You don't even have enough for a down payment. If I hadn't spent the last six years pinching pennies, do you really think we would have saved anything?"I said nothing."You barely make anything at your day job, and how much can you possibly make driving Uber on the side? Without me, you wouldn't even be able to support yourself."Howard chimed in, "Mark, don't make a decision you'll regret. We can sit down and talk this through."I ignored him and kept my eyes on Linda. "Are you finished?"Linda folded her arms across her chest. "No, I'm not. If you're seriously going to divorce me over this, fine. Walk away with no

Linda's eyes went wide. "Three thousand dollars? Mark, have you lost your mind? There's nothing left in our account, and you…"She stopped abruptly.She knew why there was nothing left in our account.Linda quickly changed tack. "You spent that much on one meal? Since when have you thrown money around like that?"I changed into my slippers, walked into the living room, and sat down on the couch opposite her. "I spent my own money. What's wrong with that?"That shut her up for a moment.She sat back down, and some of the anger faded from her expression. "Mark, I know you're mad about what happened today."I didn't respond.Her voice softened. "I know I was wrong about Howard. I shouldn't have kept it from you. But what choice did I have? Be honest. If I'd told you what the money was really for, would you ever have agreed?"I remained silent."But he's my brother. If I don't help him, who will? He has a house now. Once he gets settled and gets his life together, he'll be there

The other end of the line went silent for a couple of seconds.Then Linda started crying. "Mark, you can't do this. We were married for six years. How can you just walk away like none of it ever mattered? Do those six years mean nothing to you?"Her voice broke."I was only trying to help Howard. I know I was wrong, okay? I admit it. I won't do it again. I promise."She sounded as though she were the one who'd been betrayed.I quietly let her finish.Then I said, "It's too late for that now."I ended the call.I put my phone on silent, leaned back against the couch, and looked out through the floor-to-ceiling windows at the city lights below.It was my first night in my new home.I was alone, and I slept better than I had in years.I woke naturally at six the next morning, without an alarm.When I pulled back the curtains, morning sunlight poured through the windows, flooding the entire living room with warm light. I stood there and stretched.Down in the landscaped cour

I set down my fork and took a sip of my drink. "Frank, if Howard comes to you again, don't do him any favors on my account."Frank paused, then raised his glass with a grin. "Good. That's all I needed to hear."After dinner, I'd had enough to drink that I wasn't about to drive, so I called a driver to take me home in my new car. We pulled up outside my building. I got out and had barely reached the lobby entrance when someone suddenly stepped out from behind the landscaping.I instinctively took a step back. Then I recognized him.Howard.His shirt was wrinkled, his hair was a mess, and there were dark circles beneath his eyes. He looked like he hadn't slept properly in days."Mark." His voice had an ingratiating edge to it. "Can you give me ten minutes? That's all I'm asking—just ten minutes." I looked at him. "We have nothing to talk about." Panic flashed across his face. He reached for my arm, but I stepped aside before he could touch me. "Mark, I know you hate me, but y