Chapter 125
Stomach cancer?
My heart skipped a beat, my gaze shifting in disbelief towards my aunt. “How… how did you…?”
Before she could even utter a word, Allen chimed in, “Look, you can skimp on anything else, but when it’s about health, you gotta opt for the best.”
Glancing at Cheryl, I nodded in agreement. “That makes sense. I’ve got around $200,000 saved up. give it all to Auntie for her treatment.”
I can
After all, I was on my own…
There wasn’t much else I needed the money for
Money can be earned back, but once a person is gone… they’re gone for good.
Allen, however, frowned in disapproval. “Only $200,000?”
I was honest. “That’s all I have.”
“Do you think I’m a fool?” Allen’s voice rose in anger. “Don’t think I don’t know who you. married. I figured it out when that old guy from the Ferguson family in River City showed up with a hefty amount of money. $500,000 is just a drop in the bucket for you. Jane, I never realized you could be so cold-hearted!”
I felt a bitter taste in my throat, overwhelmed with a sense of helplessness. “I’m getting at divorce, Uncle. I’ll soon have no ties with the Ferguson family.”
Allen and Leroy were both shocked. “A divorce?!”
I nodded. “Yes.”
Allen seemed surprised for a moment, then shrugged it off. “So you’re getting a divorce. It doesn’t mean it’s final. He wants the divorce, right? Ah, men always get tempted by the world out there. Just turn a blind eye, and it’ll pass.”
“We’ve already applied for a divorce. It pretty much feels like we’re divorced already.”
Allen was quick to respond, “But I heard that an application can be canceled, right?”
Frustrated, I replied, “Uncle, this is my personal matter.”
Alright, alright.”
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