“Exactly,” the judge agreed. “So all the fines are now yours.”
After two hours, the court ruled: annul the deed, return the car to the marital estate, and force Nina to pay the fines.
“Can we come to an agreement?” Adam said in the hallway. “We can split the car.”
Penny took out the keys and handed them to him.
“Take it. It’s yours… if you pay the fines, the taxes, and the remaining loan.”
“What money? I don’t have any!”
“That’s not my problem. You wanted the car… so there you have it.”
Adam turned to his mother.
“You said everything would be okay!”
“I… just wanted to help you…”
“Help me? Now we’re in huge debt!”
A week later, they signed the divorce papers. Adam looked defeated.
“Penny… do you want to come back? I’ve realized a lot.”
“Oh yeah? What have you realized?”
“That I was wrong. That I should have worked…”
“Instead of cheating? Hiding assets?”
Adam lowered his head.
“I miss you…”
“Of course. Because you no longer have anyone to pay for your whims.”
“It’s not for money!”
“Then why? For love? That love that disappeared when I mentioned the divorce?”
“I got scared…”
“And you decided to betray me. With your mother.”
Silence. In the parking lot, the black BMW was now officially Penny’s. Nina had to sell her jewelry to pay the fines.
“You know?” Penny said as she opened the car door. “I even thank you.”
“Why?”
“For showing me who you really are. Now I know you can’t build a relationship with someone who betrays you out of self-interest.”
“Penny!”
“Don’t call me anymore. I’ve come too far to look back.”
She started the car. In the rearview mirror, she saw Adam and Nina’s confused faces. Now they understood: cunning doesn’t always win… especially if your opponent can think two steps ahead.
A month later, Adam texted: “What if we try this again?” Penny didn’t reply. She was busy choosing her summer vacation destination. And this time, she knew for sure: she would pay for this trip herself. Just for her.
My father barred me from entering my own medical school graduation ceremony because my stepmother wanted her daughter to use my ticket. “You’re just a nurse’s assistant anyway, let your sister have her moment,” my father sneered, pushing me toward the exit.
I married a 60-year-old woman, despite her entire family’s objections… but when I touched her body, a sh0cking secret came to light…
Hip pain: what does it mean?
I THOUGHT MY ADOPTED DAUGHTER WAS TAKING ME TO A NURSING HOME… BUT WHEN I READ THE SIGN ON THE BUILDING, THE WHOLE WORLD STOOD STILL.
The housekeeper locked the maid and her twins inside… The millionaire’s reaction left her frozen.
