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The ambulance arrived and rushed Karen to the hospital
That afternoon, the police came to take statements. They saw it as a family dispute and advised us to settle it privately.
With Karen badly injured, I was the only one in any shape to handle things
I kept trying to convince Helen
This has gone far enough. There’s no reason f
But Helen didn’t want a divorce.
no reason for us to keep this up. I’ll get the money back for you. You give me half, and well divorce peacefully.”
The hospital fees had drained her, and the nurse was pressing us to pay more
The court summons arrived. The truck driver was suing Helen. The hearing was set for next month.
here”
Watching her stress over it all gave me a quiet thrill
“If you can’t get it together, I’m out of here. My boss didn’t give me much time off, and they’re asking me to return to work. I cant keep babysitting you
Backed into a corner, Helen finally came clean.
Over the years, Helen had made three million dollars from Garry as his mistress
I gave her a sly grin. “Quite impressive. Didn’t know you could make that kind of cash as a mistress
Helen shot me a look
I wasted no time drafting the divorce agreement
After some negotiation, Helen agreed to give up the house and split two million dollars with me.
“You… you’re asking for too much!”
I didn’t bother to reply.
“Sign if you agree. If not, go ask your mom for money yourself”
I went to see Karen.
“Karen, are you doing alright?”
“Oh, a hurts so much. Helen’s my daughter. How could she do this to me? I raised an ungrateful snakel”
“Karen, she still cares about you deep down. This whole mess is just because of money.
“Chadwick, you’re the only one who’s good to me. Take care of me, and I’ll pay you.”
“Karen, I’ve been covering your hospital fees. All my money’s gone to Helen. What are we going to do?”
At the mention of money. Karen’s eyes darted around.
After a moment, she carefully pulled a card from her bag.
“Chadwick. I see you as my own son.
