April Fools “Surprise” Husband Divorcing Me For His “Pure” Girl novel Chapter 103

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

The day after I got back from the grave, jake called.

“Emma, where are you?”

“Home.”

I want to come see you.”

‘Don’t bother.”

‘Emma-”

Jake.” I cut him off. “Whatever you need to say, say it over the phone. Don’t waste a trip.”

Silence on the other end.

hen: “Emma, I need to borrow some money.”

froze.

Borrow money?”

Yeah. His voice got awkward real fast. “So, I’m thinking about renovating Dad’s old house and renting it out. But I’m a little tight right now. Could you lend me.

1. $100K?”

didn’t say anything.

know these past few years have been rough on you,” he rushed on, “but once the house is fixed up, I can pull in like $3K a month in rent. I’ll pay you back ver time-”

ake.” I stopped him cold. “That house? Dad left it to you.”

Yeah, I know, that’s why I-”

He left it to you.” I repeated it slowly. “Not to me.”

know, but-

You’re renovating your house. Why the hell are you asking me for money?”

e went quiet.

Imma, I’m not….I just don’t have the cash right now…”

fou got $5 million. You don’t have cash?”

That money hasn’t cleared yet! It’s gotta go through probate, at least two months!”

Then wait two months and renovate after.”

But-”

ake. My voice stayed flat. “Let me ask you something.”

What?

in the five years I took care of Dad, how much money did you contribute?”

Chapter 7

He didn’t answer.

“I’ll tell you,” I said. “Nothing.”

“Emma, I’d just bought the house-”

“You’d just bought the house.” I echoed. “Your down payment was $200K. Mom and Dad covered it. Half of that came from money I sent home. You were tight on mortgage payments-I get it. But did you ever stop to think that for the ten years I was putting you through school, I didn’t save a single goddamn dollar?”

“Emma, I was young back then-”

“You weren’t that young.” My voice hardened. “You finished your master’s at twenty-five. I was thirty. The month you got your first paycheck, I was still working at that factory making $1,800 a month.”

“Emma, I know you sacrificed a lot for me-”

“You know. But you never once thought about paying me back.” I didn’t let him finish. “Jake, I’m not trying to settle scores here. I’m just telling you-I’ve given enough to this family.”

“So… you’re saying no?”

“I’m saying no.”

Long silence.

J

Then he said it.

‘Emma, you’ve changed.”

I laughed. Sharp. Bitter.

‘I haven’t changed.” My voice dropped. “I’m just done being the family’s safety net.”

What’s that supposed to mean?”

It means from now on, you handle your own shit. Don’t come to me.”

Emma!”

I don’t have money.” My voice stayed level. “I’m thirty-seven years old. No house. No car. No savings. You’re asking me for $100K. What the hell am I supposed o give you?”

You’ve been working all these years-”

My salary,” I cut him off, “from seventeen to thirty-two, went straight home. From thirty-two to now? It went straight to Dad.”

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