“You wouldn’t say no to your loving husband, would you?” She put on a charming smile.
Penny rubbed her temples tiredly. Every month it was the same: trips, get-togethers with friends, a new cell phone… and somehow, she always ended up paying.
“No, Adam. I’m not going to give you any more money.”
“What do you mean, you’re not going to give me any?” She sat up abruptly. “You have an obligation to support me!”
“Obligation? Since when?”
“You’re my wife!” And a wife should support her husband.
“I’ve supported you for five years. Enough.”’
Adam abruptly stood up from the couch.
“How dare you? I’m chipping in too! We bought the car…”
“With my money!”
“But it’s in my name,” he said with a mocking smile. “Actually… in my mother’s name.”
Penny froze.
“What do you mean by that?”
“Literally. I transferred it to her name a month ago, so you couldn’t claim it in the divorce.”
“What did you do?”
“You thought I was that stupid?” Adam said triumphantly. “I could see you were thinking about a divorce. So I made sure.”
Penny sat down slowly in a chair. The car was worth four million. They’d taken out a three-year loan, and they’d already paid off half. And all this time…”
“How could you?”w
