Chapter 145: Initiating the Breakup

I looked up at him, puzzled. "There's fifteen thousand dollars on this card. Go out today, treat yourself. Buy something nice. Toss those old clothes." His voice was calm, almost bored, but something about it rubbed me the wrong way. Was Arthur really treating me like some woman he kept on the side? "No thanks. I've got my own money. I don't need yours." I picked up the card, set it on the nightstand, and pushed it away. I'd already taken plenty from Arthur. I couldn't keep doing it. Sure, Kevin's surgery was part of our deal, but honestly, Arthur had gotten the short end of it. In just a few months, I'd taken tens of thousands of dollars from him. "Serena, you're my woman now. When I give you money, you take it. I'll give you anything you need, as long as you don't start thinking about anything else." Arthur was never stingy. Throwing around tens of thousands didn't faze him. But that last line? It cut. What did he mean by "anything else"? With a guy like Arthur, women probably lined