Todos los capítulos de Putting a PIN on Love: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 8

At seven o'clock sharp, Andrew Cathcart came home.The very first thing out of his mouth was a question for me."I saw the hospital charge came to 650 dollars, but I only sent you 300 dollars. Where did the rest come from?"He looked over at me as he shrugged off his coat."I borrowed it from a friend.""I knew it. You couldn't control yourself again.""But that wasn't overspending," I said softly. "It was to spare my mother some of the pain.""And I already told you it wasn't necessary." He frowned slightly. "Elena, being a good daughter isn't an excuse for everything."Today you're worried about sparing your mom this. Tomorrow, you'll want her to enjoy that. Before you know it, the money's pouring out like water."I didn't answer him.I only stared at the suit jacket he'd hung up, where the corner of a receipt peeked out of the pocket."I was planning to give you a gift, but now I'm returning it. Consider it payback for the extra money you spent today. Don't let it happen

It was Sasha's parents.The house my father, Arthur Banks, had left me had been transferred to a pair of strangers without my knowledge, and without them paying a single cent.Blood rushed to my head. I charged inside and threw open the study door.That room used to hold my father's paintings.There had been more than a hundred of them. Now the room was bare."Where are the paintings?""What paintings? I don't know. We threw them out ages ago."Sasha's mother, Rhonda Reyes, refused to meet my eyes. "Who are you, anyway? I'm calling the police!""Elena, what are you doing here?"At the same moment, Andrew's voice rang out from the doorway, and I watched him stride in."I came to my own house. Andrew, why was my house transferred to them?"I didn't even need to ask who had done it.It could only be the man in front of me, the man who had shared my bed for three years and knew almost everything about my background."Because Sasha's parents are getting on in years, and she wan

"What's going on?"The venue fell silent for a moment, then erupted into an uproar."Look, what's that on the screen? Copyright registration certificates?""So Sasha didn't paint these? Was she lying just now?"Sasha stood on stage, her face deathly pale, staring at the screen in disbelief.She had never imagined those old paintings had all been registered with the Copyright Office.But Andrew had told her they were just things his father-in-law had dashed off, and that it would be fine to use them to pave her way!"Mr. Cathcart, I..."She turned toward Andrew, only to find he wasn't even looking at her. He had already turned and was hurrying toward the exit.At the same time, the doors to the venue swung open."Ms. Reyes, you are suspected of unlawfully seizing another person's property and of inciting others to commit a crime. You are hereby summoned for questioning in accordance with the law. Come with us.""No, I didn't do anything! You have no right to arrest me!"Sash

Andrew had never once considered that question.He stood rooted to the spot as everything around him blurred, as if he'd been swallowed by a thick fog.How was that possible?His gaze landed on the woman in front of him.Hadn't I long since been kept under his thumb, turned into a housewife who knew nothing of the world outside her own home?"I quit my job because of you."My expression didn't change. "I was ready to let everything go. To stay quietly by your side and help you take care of our home."All those years, whenever Andrew ran into trouble with his accounts or finances, I had quietly helped him out behind the scenes.Until the hole kept getting bigger, and his greed kept growing deeper.Ending up where he was now was entirely his own doing."You were too arrogant. Did you think that just because I bowed my head once, you could keep me under your foot forever? From the moment you trampled all over my bottom line, I never had any intention of letting you off."Andrew