Husband’s Lies
I accidentally saw a notification pop up on my husband’s phone saying that an automatic transfer had been completed when I was using it for navigation.
Immediately after that, his ex-girlfriend, Wanda Blake, sent him a message on WhatsApp:
[I’ve received this month’s 10,000 dollars for child support. Thank you, Koah. I don't know what I would have done without you.]
I froze.
“Child support?
“Koah, you told me that the money you send every month was for medical expenses for your mother’s treatment!”
Koah Quinn’s expression stiffened as he explained, “Honey, don’t misunderstand. I just felt that life has become really hard for her because she’s a woman raising a child on her own. Her ex-husband refuses to pay child support, so I wanted to help her out…”
I touched the old watch on my wrist. The one I had not replaced in years to save money, and felt extremely disappointed.
“Your monthly salary is only 6,000 dollars. Where did you get so much money to send her?”
He was silent for some time before finally admitting. “I used the money we had set aside for the new house’s downpayment.”
I was stunned.
He had taken the money my parents had scrimped and saved for decades for me as downpayment for a home and then transferred it to his ex-girlfriend as child support.