“You see,” I started.
“While you’ve been investing in me, you’ve also been busy investing.
The money you used to fund this luxurious celebration didn’t come from your account.”
Gasps erupted around the room.
“I saw the notification,” I said. “You took it from my savings fund. You don’t believe me?
I can pull up the statement on my phone right now…”
“No…” Gregor said.
“I was willing to overlook this because we were a team, but it seems that we’re not.
I know that you only took out the money to reserve this place, and that the rest of the bill needs to be paid when we leave here. Correct?”
Gregor nodded slowly.
“Correct,” he muttered.
“And I have the money with me, right in my purse,” I said.
“I wanted you to have a good birthday, and I didn’t want you to pay for your own birthday dinner.”
I looked around the table, seeing the realization dawn on everyone’s faces.
“But do you know what? I think I’ll just keep it, along with my dignity.”
With that, I calmly walked off the stage and out of the restaurant.
I don’t know how Gregor paid for the dinner, but I didn’t care.
Instead, I went home and packed as much of my clothes as my car would allow, and I drove to my mother’s place.
I wasn’t going to stay in a toxic relationship again.
What would you have done?
Source: amomama
