“The money Julian spent on you all these years! You need to pay back every single cent!” Lilian stood there, looking self-righteous. 

Isabelle quickly chimed in, nodding along, “That’s right! You have to pay every penny back!” 

I couldn’t help but laugh. 

“Mrs. Lancaster, are you serious? Didn’t Julian hand over his entire paycheck to you for household expenses the moment he got paid?” 

I raised an eyebrow. “For years, I was the one covering rent, appliances, clothes, and everything. Honestly, I had almost forgotten about it. But since you’ve brought it up, let’s settle this properly. You owe me money.” 

I pulled up my phone and opened my financial records. Every transaction was neatly listed. 

Julian hadn’t just relied on me. He had lived off me. Everything from his underwear to his apartment had been bought with my money. 

No wonder Lilian was so desperate to defend this marriage. Without me, she wasn’t sure they could ever find another golden opportunity like this again. 

“T-This…” Lilian stammered and staggered back a few steps, looking visibly shaken by the astronomical figure displayed on my phone. “Where would I even get that kind of money?” 

Even if Julian worked his entire life, he wouldn’t be able to earn a fraction of what I had spent on him. 

How ironic! The man I had poured my heart—and wealth—into had turned around and betrayed me for another woman. 

Even a dog knew loyalty, but some people didn’t even measure up to that. 

I watched Lilian put on her best sob story, but I only smiled coldly. “Not my problem. I just know one thing—debts must be paid. That’s how the world works.” 

I met her eyes. “If I don’t get my money back within three days, I’ll see you in court.” 

To be honest, the money itself didn’t matter much to me. I wasn’t someone who nitpicked over every dime.