He had continued transferring funds because he believed a large win or successful trade would recover the previous losses.
He had used money intended for our mortgage, insurance, and emergency savings.
The amount was larger than he had admitted.
By the time we accounted for everything, nearly $31,000 had been diverted.
Some of it had come from our joint savings.
Some had come from money I had set aside for Sadie’s future education.
And the insurance premiums had been among the bills he had deliberately stopped paying.
I felt sick when I saw the final spreadsheet.
Not because money mattered more than my daughter’s health.
Because every transfer represented a decision Curtis had made while pretending everything at home was fine.
Part 14: The Final Pathology Report
Three days after surgery, Dr. Raman called.
The final pathology report was ready.
I answered immediately.
“Is it cancer?”
“No,” she said. “The pathology confirms a mature cystic teratoma. It is benign.”
