“More than I expected.”
I waited.
Finally, he admitted that he had lost nearly $24,000 through high-risk online trading and sports betting.
He had used money from our joint account to cover the losses.
When the account balance became too low to cover the insurance premiums, he stopped paying them.
He had told me the policy was active because he believed he could replace the money before I noticed.
Then Sadie became sick.
He took her to the clinic, where the doctor found the mass and recommended hospital evaluation.
But Curtis had already received a notice that our insurance was no longer active.
Instead of telling me, he brought Sadie home.
He had hoped the pain would pass.
When it didn’t, he took her back to the clinic’s records desk and asked about payment options.
He was told that the hospital would need to evaluate her urgently.
He still refused.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked.
