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I Waited in the Cold, But You Never Returned

After ten years of marriage, my husband still insists that my daughter and I report every single expense. Despite his immense wealth, he locked us in the basement for three days and nights without food—all because we didn’t report buying a pair of 1-dollar hair clips. I once thought he was just emotionally detached. Until the day his recently divorced first love came to stay with her son. She accidentally ordered a hundred Prada hair ties online. The bill, worth tens of thousands, arrived at our home. He signed and paid without hesitation. Her son, curious, stole his Rolls-Royce, crashed it into a wall, and totaled the 1.1-million-dollar car. My husband only worried if the boy was hurt, laughing as he said he’d buy him another one if he liked it. When my daughter and I were finally released, we saw him casually spending 2,800 dollars on in-game skins for his first love’s son. Seeing us, he frowned out of habit. 【Do you know what you did wrong? Remember to report your spending next time.】 【What if I don’t? Will you threaten divorce again?】 For ten years, divorce had been his sharpest weapon against us. He paused briefly. “Yes.” “Then let’s get a divorce.”