Chapter 4

Oh, so that's what he was planning.

"No way, that's what my parents left me. I'm not selling it."

"Then can you borrow some money from them? You're their only daughter, and I'll pay them back with interest in a few months."

"They don't have that much money. They spent everything on buying that house."

"This is a real money-maker. We could make hundreds of thousands in no time, way more than we earn in a year."

Seeing that I wasn't moved, he got anxious.

"Then we can pool our savings together, and I'll borrow some more."

"I don't have any money."

"How can you not have money? Didn't I just give you three hundred thousand?"

"I spent it all!"

I replied confidently and showed him the transaction records.

He went pale and jumped up from the sofa.

"Did you buy a luxury car or something?"

I waved the shopping bag in my hand.

Gavin, furious, raised his hand to slap me, but I pulled a knife out of my bag.

He sat back down, breathing heavily.

I pretended not to notice and calmly put the knife away.

Still not satisfied, I said to him, "I bought a set for myself and my mom. I was going to buy one for your mom too, but I ran out of money. Why don't you transfer me some, and I'll get one for her as well?"

"Valerie, I can just take a few from what you bought. I'm not picky."

He reached out to grab the bag.

I sidestepped him.

"That's not right. You raised Gavin all these years; he should be the one to show respect and care for your parents."

In the past, no matter what I bought, she always claimed her son bought it.

Gavin always said, "My mom raised me; we should take good care of our parents."

Well, now it's his turn to be good to them!

I went back to my room, locked everything in the cabinet, and closed the door.

From the living room, I could hear Gavin angrily smashing things.

He had a good plan. If he borrowed money, it would count as our marital debt.

Luckily, he showed his true colors early. Otherwise, I might have sold the house and given him the money.

After all, who wouldn't be tempted by the thought of easily making hundreds of thousands?

Seeing that he couldn't get anything from me and had lost a fortune, Gavin finally lost his patience and started staying out all night.

That worked perfectly for me.

Not long after, a colleague told me they saw Gavin laughing and chatting with a woman at the mall and asked if I wanted to check it out. I said no.

I was more than happy for him to disappear.

A few days later, he came back looking radiant, with a smug expression he couldn't hide.

While I was at work, he told his mom about meeting a wealthy woman who was very interested in him.

His mom was ecstatic, "Then hurry up and divorce Valerie. Our family is about to strike it rich."

"What's the rush? I'll get Valerie's house first. It's in a good school district and has appreciated several times in value."

"Right, right. She's been with you for years and hasn't had a child. You should discuss a settlement with her."

She clasped her hands together and prayed, "God, please bless us, bless us..."

"And what about Kristine and that female colleague from your company? You need to cut ties with them. We can't let anyone have leverage over us."

"Yeah, I gave them some money to keep quiet."

"Good, we can't let this golden opportunity slip away."

Mother and son were dreaming of a bright future in the living room.

His father wanted to say something but was silenced by a glare from his wife.

So that's how it was.

Fortunately, when I was discharged from the hospital last time, I installed a hidden camera while they were out.

I originally wanted to gather some evidence, but I got an unexpected bonus.

So, he had been cheating all along.

I was curious to see how he planned to take the house from me.