Chapter 154

I didn’t think Allen had it in him to go so low. I asked with a frown, “Does Allen know the pin?”

“I… I was afraid I’d forget the pin…” Cheryl’s face was a portrait of regret, “It’s the same as the one for our joint account.”

What? Both Christine and I were speechless.

Allen was a sly fox when it came to swindling money, and with the card in his hands, he’d surely be off to drain the account in no time. And it was too late to report the card missing then.

But something else was bugging me more. “Allen hasn’t stopped gambling, has he?”

“Hmm…” Cheryl cleaned her tears, her voice hardened with resolve, “He never really quit over the years. So, I never tell him how much you send us each month. I never imagined. that bastard would dare to steal my emergency funds!”

“Why don’t you just divorce him then? Gambling’s a never-ending money hole!” Christine couldn’t hide her outrage.

“This time,” Cheryl looked up at me, her voice filled with apology, “I will, I must. If I had divorced him years ago, you wouldn’t have had to suffer all those hard times.”

me for the worst before they passed or the struggles of

If you’re determined to divorce and you’ve thought it through, I’ll figure something out

is a deep hole dragging you down, and I can’t follow you down. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

you

I understand. Jane, you’ve given me so much. Consider the treatment

agreed, not wanting to burden

Cheryl’s treatment wasn’t a small sum, I had saved some valuable

sense someone had visited. Sometimes, it was a gentle kiss on my forehead, a hand holding mine,

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much better, the doctor told me I didn’t need any more medication

I

go home in a few days.

sleep due to too much rest in the previous days and without medicine, I

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