Chapter 21

“There’s 3,000 dollars in the card. It’s for our household expenses this month.”

Although Leslie had signed a cohabitation agreement, he didn’t want to take advantage of a woman. He could still afford the household expenses.

“3,000? For household expenses?” Aurelia was surprised and looked at Leslie.

“Which ordinary family spends 3,000 a month just on living expenses? Nowadays, some ordinary people don’t even earn 3,000 a month,” she thought.

“Is there a problem?” Leslie frowned. He thought Aurelia found the amount too little.

Aurelia thought for a moment. She felt that since Leslie had brought it up, she needed to make some things clear for their future life together.

“Mr. Synder, our cohabitation agreement states that we live together as a married couple until our marriage ends. So, I think I need to know how much my husband earns each month.”

“Around 3,000,” Leslie casually said, quoting the salary of an average company employee.

“Is this house fully paid or on a mortgage?” Aurelia looked around.

Leslie’s expression darkened. He felt she was pushing her luck. “Mortgage. The monthly payment is around 1,300 dollars.”

Is this your salary

and when the next paycheck rolled in, they barely had 20 or 30 dollars left. Forget about savings, just making it to the end of the month

didn’t expect Leslie to be a big spender. No wonder

nodded slightly. “It’s my salary card. Any problems?”

his response, Aurelia got a bit mad. But it wasn’t her money, so she couldn’t really tell him off. So, she could only say, “It’s better to spend money wisely. Ms. Linda is getting older, and you’re her only son. What if… I mean, what if she gets sick in the future and

helplessness too well. That was why she seemed

“Is she asking about his salary because of

pointed at the card and said, “Considering the current cost of living in Seacester, 500 dollars is enough for both of us. And we should keep an extra 150 dollars for emergencies. I’ll contribute half of this amount. After deducting your mortgage and setting aside some for social and personal expenses, I’ll save the rest of your salary on

Aurelia continued eating the porridge. But Leslie kept staring

Chapter 21

snapped back to reality and calmly picked up his bowl.

continued to eat

late. She quickly got up and grabbed her bag. Then, she walked towards

remember to wash the

did you say?” Leslie paused while eating his

him to wash the

at Leslie. She said, “Mr. Synder, according to the cohabitation agreement’s fifth clause, we share household chores equally. I made breakfast, so is it a

handsome face crinkled. He felt embarrassed when a woman asked him if he

breakfast and took

are you? Didn’t you ask

video conference with the international headquarters today. They have many

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