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My mother suddenly suffered a brain hemorrhage, and I needed to pay $80,000 for surgery immediately. I called my wife right away. Before I could finish, she cut me off impatiently. "Gabriel Cole, didn't we agree when we got married that we'd keep our finances separate? Your mother being sick is your family's problem. Why should you touch my savings? Can't you have a little respect for the contract?" Then my stepson's sneering voice came through from her side. "Uncle Gabriel, can you stop morally blackmailing my mom? As a grown man, isn't it pathetic that you can't even pay your own mother's medical bills? Stop bothering us while we're eating sushi." Because I couldn't pay the fee in time, my mother missed the best window for surgery and died. It wasn't until noon the next day that my wife called me. Her first words were an accusation. "What's wrong with you? It's already noon. Why aren't you back to cook? Don't you know Mason has tutoring this afternoon?" "My mom died of a brain hemorrhage!" I roared through gritted teeth. My wife froze for a second. The first thing she blurted out was: "Well, don't expect me to pay for the funeral. That's a matter of principle. "And your mother dying is your mother dying. That's not a reason for you to skip cooking." In that instant, I knew the devotion I'd poured out for more than ten years meant nothing to her. Rage hit my heart. I suffered a heart attack and followed my mother into death. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day my wife proposed separate finances after marriage.
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Everything Divided Chapter 9
As for what happened to Linda and Mason, I heard about it later from my former colleague, Tyler.Because Linda was constantly chased by creditors, her mental state deteriorated badly. She kept making mistakes at work, and the company eventually fired her without mercy.After losing her income, she couldn't keep up with the expensive mortgage at all. The apartment fell into default and was auctioned by the bank. She had no choice but to take Mason and move into a dark, damp low-rent apartment.Mason, because he'd been involved in the theft case and couldn't bear life in poverty, dropped out before finishing middle school.He spent his days hanging around with delinquents, picked up bad habits, and often went home to steal Linda's money.In that cramped low-rent room, the mother and son blamed each other and fought every day over a few dozen dollars for food.Mason would curse Linda at the slightest provocation, calling her a useless poor woman who had ruined his life. Linda, full
Everything Divided Chapter 8
After a long while, someone finally broke the awkward silence in the group.Aunt Carol changed her tone."Oh, Linda, this is your fault. How can you make your husband pay extra and still work as a free housekeeper? What kind of financial separation is that?"Uncle Peter followed with a jab."You signed the agreement yourself, but now that you can't stand it, you go online to scold your husband? Linda, scheming for a man's premarital property is really beyond the line."As the tide turned instantly and the relatives defected one after another, Linda couldn't say a word in the group.A few minutes later, the system showed: Linda Frost has left the group chat.I sneered, saved a screenshot of Mason's post, and blocked him too.When you talked feelings with this mother and son, they talked benefits. When you talked benefits, they came back and talked morality.Unfortunately for them, I didn't buy any of it in this life.With her reputation ruined and her job on the verge of colla
Everything Divided Chapter 7
A few days later, the test results came out.As expected, the doctor found a highly dangerous aneurysm on my mother's brain CT. It was like a time bomb waiting to explode--the exact culprit that had caused her fatal brain hemorrhage in my last life."Because we found it early and it hasn't ruptured yet, we can arrange minimally invasive surgery right away. Surgery and hospitalization will cost about eighty thousand," the doctor said, looking at the scan."Schedule it immediately. I'll pay now." I didn't hesitate at all. I took the payment slip and went straight to the cashier.When I swiped my card and watched the money leave my account, I didn't feel a trace of pain. I only felt deep relief and security.The next morning, I was woken by my phone vibrating nonstop.When I opened my phone, unread messages had exploded.Mason had posted a long essay on his feed, with a photo of his pathetic back wearing a dirty uniform and eating instant noodles.The caption was tearful:"I neve
Everything Divided Chapter 6
Linda's head snapped to the side from the papers hitting her. Instinctively, she caught the pages as they fell.When she saw the words on them, the smugness on her face froze.One was an expedited Demand Letter for the Return of Personal Property drafted by Attorney Harris.The other was the Case Acceptance Receipt stamped with the bright red seal of the police station."You... you actually called the police?" Linda's voice shot up, and her hands trembled. "Gabriel Cole, are you insane? We're husband and wife. How can me taking your money count as stealing? How could the police possibly accept this kind of case?""If you want to know why they accepted it, maybe ask yourself about the financial separation agreement you signed."I stepped closer, my gaze sharp as a knife."The agreement states in black and white that our post-marriage finances are absolutely separate and noninterfering. That fifty thousand was my premarital personal savings. It's my individual property."You stol
Everything Divided Chapter 3
Linda's face instantly flushed red. She slammed the table."Gabriel Cole, have you lost your mind? You spent fifteen hundred on one meal? Are you deliberately picking a fight?""I spend my own salary. What I eat and how much I eat is my freedom. Is that any of your business?" I sneered. "What, you
Everything Divided Chapter 2
Linda froze. She clearly hadn't expected me to raise conditions like these.She read the added clauses carefully, and her expression darkened."Gabriel Cole, what's this supposed to mean? You're a grown man, and you're calculating this clearly? Does that look like a family to you? Mason calls you
Everything Divided Chapter 1
"Gabriel Cole, sign this agreement. Before we got married, I told you that to keep our marriage pure and prevent money from contaminating our feelings, every household expense from now on will be split absolutely fifty-fifty."Linda Frost crossed her legs and pushed a printed Post-Marriage Financia
Everything Divided Chapter 4
The caller ID showed Mason's fencing coach.In my last life, Linda had never bothered with any of Mason's tutoring or extracurricular classes. I was the one who ran around for everything. Even the tuition came out of the living expenses I squeezed from my own pay.I answered calmly."Hello, Coach
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