All Chapters of Cutting Him Off: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The next day, I didn't wake up to the sound of the alarm for the first time in ages—I slept until my body naturally awakened.This was a luxury I hadn't experienced since getting married.On workdays, I had to get up early for work. On my days off, I was busy taking care of Dorothy. So, I never had any time to sleep in.Stella, on the other hand, was up early as usual. She prepared breakfast for Dorothy, ate with her, and then took her to the kindergarten. After that, she went grocery shopping. By the time the aroma of food drifted from the kitchen, I was just starting to wake up.When I stumbled out of the bedroom with a messy bedhead, I startled Stella."W-Why didn't you go to work?" she asked in surprise.I yawned and replied casually, "Didn't I tell you yesterday that I quit my job?"Stella looked at me doubtfully, still holding the spatula, as if trying to determine whether I was serious."You're joking again, aren't you?" she said, going back into the kitchen to continue

They sat in a neat row on the couch, staring at me like I was on trial."Hey, Beck. You're really too stingy. It's just 50 thousand dollars. Consider it a loan from me, okay?" Silas said casually, picking his nose. "Sure," I replied, "this time it's 50 thousand dollars for the car, then there's the 200 thousand dollars for your wedding. If I remember correct, there's also the 300 thousand dollars for the house. That's already 550 thousand dollars."And don't forget the 800 dollars for the laptop you wanted—that came from your sister too."Then there was the 1,800 dollars for those shoes you sent her a link for and had her buy."Also, there's that 5,888 dollars for Estelle's tutoring and piano lessons. You signed up for 20 lessons that cost 300 dollars one shot and got a bit of a discount."And there's more—""Enough!" Paige cut me off. "How can you be so petty? I can't believe you remember all these. If you're so good at keeping accounts, why don't you go be an accountant?"Ev

Originally, I planned to tell my parents after I got divorced. After all, divorce was a shameful thing to the older generation.But now that Stella was trying to drag me down with her through these underhanded tactics, I had no choice but to ask my parents for help.So, during lunch, I finally spoke up after hesitating for a long time. "Dad, Mom… I've decided to divorce Stella."As soon as I said it, my parents stopped eating and looked up at me in unison.My dad sighed, and my mom set down her cutlery.I thought, "Here it comes… I'm in for an earful again."I expected the usual talk about how all couples fight and how I should let things go and be more tolerant.But just as I braced myself for their words, my mom surprised me by saying, "From the moment you came back with Dorothy, we knew something had happened between you and Stella."To be honest, I never really liked Stella. After you two got married, she never visited us again. She wouldn't even let Dorothy come here. I me

I transferred 10 thousand dollars to my mom and signed her and Dorothy up for a short trip. I thought getting out and having some fun would help Dorothy distract herself from everything.As for Stella, I was done waiting for her call. It was time to take action.I contacted a friend who was a lawyer and asked him to call Stella. The message was simple—I had accumulated too much debt and couldn't pay it back, so the house was going to be foreclosed. She had to come home and pack her things because the house was about to go to an auction.The plan worked perfectly. The next day, Stella called me, asking me to come home to talk and help her pack.I made myself look as disheveled as possible. I went all out to make my hair messy and exaggerated the dark circles under my eyes when I showed up at the house. Before I even stepped inside, I heard Paige yelling. "That good-for-nothing! He's lost the house too! Stella, listen to me. Divorce him! What's the point of staying with a man like

Over the phone, Stella sobbed pitifully, saying she was broke. On top of that, she had a debt of 200 thousand dollars weighing her down as well. To make matters worse, after so many years as a housewife, she couldn't adapt to the demands of the job market anymore. She sent out hundreds of résumés, but the only responses she received were for sales jobs or factory positions.Stella wasn't suited for sales because she lacked speaking skills. Due to her poor stamina, she couldn't handle factory work that required 12 hours per shift.Paige soon became frustrated by her inability to find a job. Using the excuse that her presence at home was bringing bad luck to Silas, Paige kicked her out.She sobbed over the phone, "I'm sorry for everything, Beck. Please help me. I'm begging you."I replied with a sigh, "We were married for years, after all. For old times' sake, of course I'd help you if I had the money. But you know my situation—I'm barely getting by myself. I can barely keep myself