The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven) novel Chapter 629

Steven felt a sharp pang in his chest. Then, he said honestly, "Jessica lied. I never increased Annalise's allowance."

Upon hearing that, Chloe was stunned. She hurriedly asked, "You must've given her mother money, right?"

"I did not," Steven said, feeling his heart ache even more. "When we first got married, you told me numerous times not to pamper them. I never forgot about that."

Chloe was at a loss for words. She always called Annalise a gold digger, yet Steven only gave her so little every month. Suddenly, she felt extremely embarrassed.

Amidst their silence, I chimed in and said, "First of all, what you need to know is that in the first year we were married, he couldn't even give me 3,000 dollars. Between the second and the fourth year, he gave me 3,000 dollars every month.

"But in the last two years, he never gave me a single cent. That means in the six years we were together, he only gave me 108,000 dollars in total."

After calmly narrating my calculations, I added, "On average, he's only given me 1,500 dollars every month. With that money, I had to pay for groceries, cook all the meals, and do all the house chores. I also gave birth to a son and had to care for him.

"Even with that, you called my mother and I parasites who were leeching money off you. What a joke."

I stared at Chloe, who shifted awkwardly and asked, "Why? Is 1,500 dollars too little for you? You're so ungrateful.

"It's good that he even bothered to give you an allowance. Why are you being so fussy?"

Upon hearing that, Chloe sneered and asked, "How much can you make from a part-time job?"

"Enough to cover the expenses for your son's lavish meals. Do you think 50 dollars a day was enough for me to prepare three meals a day, with every meal having at least three different dishes that came with poultry or red meat?" I asked bluntly.

I continued, "But since you're putting so much importance on the money he gave me, I don't want to explain so much. Let's compare our transaction histories."

I pulled up my transaction history that detailed every single expense that I ever made for Steven over the years.

"Here: these are the things that Steven spent his money on. You should tally the amount and have him pay me back," I said as I handed Chloe my phone.