Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0038

"What a miser you are, Mr. Hawk How much did that ointment cost? 20 bucks?" I pursed my lips and looked Nicholas in the eye as I spoke.

I was angry. I was angry that he treated Claudia so well, yet tried to humiliate me with some medicine that barely cost anything.

Shrouded in the shadows, Nicholas scoffed. His lips were curved into a slight smile.

"What about this?" he asked. "How much did Pete's ointment cost? Was his more expensive than mine? Surely it was because mine belongs in the trash can."

He lowered his head further. Feeling trapped, I tried to push him away, but he grabbed my hand and said, "Just because Pete pays you 7000 dollars a month, you value him more than me, who's been feeding, clothing, and housing you for the past four years." I was shocked. Had he always known about the contract between Silas and me?

But so what if he had? He was willing to pay someone else tens of thousands of dollars in medical fees for Claudia's sake, yet he never even offered to take me to the hospital to get looked at. All he did was spend a few dollars on some ointment and brushed me off. I turned away and gave him my cold side profile. I felt

humiliated. "You don't have to rub it in. Four years? So what? I thought I married for love, but you never loved me. The only feelings you've ever had for me can be summed up in less than 20 dollars. Also, stop bringing other people into our problems!"

"Stop bringing up love," he sighed. "I'm 29. That's too childish for me."

"Fine, I won't bring it up again.

of love. What was the use of bringing it up to

coldly. "Why did you bring Claudia into our quarrel, then? You know she has a rare blood type. What

it. I lowered my head and let

breath.

the one who involved Claudia in

relationship

Am I supposed to

had felt someone push me from behind earlier that

metal?

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her, none of this would've happened. You

"Fine." I felt helpless.

with him. "In that case, you'd better treasure her properly from now on. Don't let her get

sincere. If Nicholas continued to waste his time on me, I was worried that Claudia's weak little heart might

feeling that I had experienced before, and it hurt