Husband's Obsession with Money

My husband, Kyler Ross, controlled every penny. From throwing tantrums over cheap clothes to denying me medicine and begrudging small gifts to my brother Liam, his extreme miserliness ruled my life. I tolerated his abuse, living frugally until leftovers gave me terminal cancer. Even then, Kyler forced me out of the hospital to die in agony. But death wasn't the end. Waking up in the past, I refuse to be his victim again. This time, I am taking back my money, my health, and my freedom.

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Chapter 9

I was shocked by Kyler's shamelessness.

How dare he say such things?

He only gave my mother 5,000 dollars, but she didn't take a penny and even gave us 11,000 dollars. So, I got 16,000 dollars in total for my future emergencies.

We'd only been married for over a month, and he was asking me for my dowry.

I sat on the sofa with a poker face.

I threw my hands open.

"Some of the dowry money is a fixed deposit, and the rest was used to pay household expenses."

"You know, I've already overspent this month."

His face darkened.

"I've been telling you to spend less, but you just don't listen!"

With a long sigh, he reached out his hand.

"Then you take out the remaining money and give it to Mom for her medical treatment!"

"If things continue on this path, you'll run out of money sooner or later!"

After a while, I didn't move.

Kyler stared at me.

"Which is more important, Mom's illness or your money?"

I sneered.

"It's still more than ten days until payday. If I give it to you, I have no money left."

Kyler looked annoyed.

"You're not gonna spend much on your food, right?"

I laughed furiously.

I asked him back.

"What about your money? You don't pay household expenses, the mortgage, or the car loan. After these few months, you haven't saved a penny?"

Kyler raised the medical bill in his hand.

"Didn't I pay 160 dollars for Mom's checkup today?"

Look how shameless he was!

I decided to act pitiful.

"Then what should we do?"

"How about we go Dutch from now on?"

He was a little surprised.

"Go Dutch?"

I nodded.

"Yes, in this way, I can control my spending."

"In the future, we'll go Dutch on any expenses including Dora's medical bills."

Kyler glanced at the seven or eight items of clothing I just bought on the bed.

He was hesitating.

"What about your personal expenses?"

I quickly replied, "I will pay it on my own."

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Kyler nodded without hesitation.

I found the triumphant look on his face ridiculous!

It seemed that he didn't know the trivial matters in marriage were the invisible huge expenses.

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