Chapter 5

Jayce's cheery voice came through the phone. However, Jayce said that he didn't have enough money on hand since he had just bought a house. I chuckled and told him that I had some savings I could use to cover for him. After that, I gave the bank a call. I told them I wanted to withdraw all the money in Harold's account. This was a suggestion that Harold brought up before. To save up for the future, he opened an account for me to put my savings and salary into it. The bank staff got back to me very quickly. "Your remaining balance is insufficient. This account only has eight cents." That sentence hit me like a bolt of lightning. "Eight cents? How is that possible! I had eight hundred thousand dollars in there before!" I had the staff help me check the transaction history. They responded quickly, "Mrs. Jackson, your husband, Harold Atkins, had already transferred the money out of your account two years ago." At the staff's words, I was furious. However, once I calmed down, I wasn