Godfrey bought the house, then needed renovations. After renovations, he needed a car.
"Vincent lost his legs saving you. The renovation costs should come from you."
"My brother's paralyzed because of you. He can't help me, so you should be the one paying for my car."
End-of-year accounting, year four.
Godfrey's tabs at the restaurant: $18,420. Renovations: $150,000. The car: $200,000.
Vincent's physical therapy: $15,000.
Elise's tuition, tutoring, and rent: $42,000.
My credit card debt: $230,000.
The first time my mother-in-law told me to come up with three hundred thousand dollars for the wedding gift money, I had an episode right in front of them.
I coughed up blood.
They thought I'd just been in another car accident. It scared them half to death.
They were wrong.
It was disgust. Pure, body-breaking disgust.
Because I'd discovered the truth. A truth so devastating it shattered everything I believed in.
