After paying the bill, Kyler took his mother for a check-up.

The doctor said there was no problem with the heart, but Dora had some polyps in the stomach, and it would be best to have them surgically removed.

Otherwise, there was a certain chance of developing cancer.

When Kyler and Dora heard that she needed to be hospitalized, they thrashed their heads from side to side.

...

Kyler threw the report over, just like he had done in the previous life.

"I've seen enough of doctors like you! You just want money from us!"

"If I give you the money, can you guarantee that you will cure my mother and she won't get cancer later?"

The doctor's face turned pale as Kyler yelled at him.

Dora chimed in.

"My son is right! You are all quack doctors!"

"I clearly have chest pain, but you insist that it's my stomach."

"The hospital is ripping us off!"

...

I turned to leave quietly, but I was pulled by Kyler.

"Bella, call the complaint hotline now! Sue him for ripping us off!"

"Anyway, I can't afford the hospital bills!"

Kyler's shouting attracted a lot of onlookers.

He was shouting while secretly observing my expression.

I knew this was his usual trick.

...

In my previous life, after I found out that I had stomach cancer, I wanted to continue treatment.

To fight against him, I even asked for a divorce and wanted to use my own money to treat my illness.

But Kyler was relentless.

He argued with me regardless of the occasion.

I stayed in the hospital for a few days during which he caused trouble.

I was embarrassed and afraid of being laughed at if this continued.

In the end, I had to go along with him and discharge myself from the hospital.

Now he was using the same trick again.

He caused trouble just to make me pay the bills!

He was sure that I would pay for his mother's bills to avoid arguments.

Unfortunately, he guessed wrong this time!

More and more people gathered to watch us.

They kept talking.

"What's wrong with this family? If they can't afford the hospital fees, then don't stay!"

"Who knows? They're just making a scene!"

"The doctor's unlucky to have such a patient!"

...

Kyler had a triumphant look on his face.

He shouted much louder.

I stood calmly in the crowd, without feeling embarrassed by the gossip.

I took out my phone and started recording a video.

At first, Kyler didn't understand why I was doing this.

When my camera was aimed at his face, he panicked.

He covered the lens and glared at me.

"What are you doing?"

I looked confused.

"Didn't you ask me to call a complaint hotline?"

He hesitated for a moment before reacting.

"Why do you film me then?"

...

I said matter-of-factly, "I gotta get evidence for a complaint!"

"How can we prove that the hospital is ripping us off without a video?"

Kyler's face turned pale.

More and more people gathered around.

Kyler was really afraid that someone would take a video and post it online.

He had no choice but to give up.

Dora and Kyler came out while cursing.

...

Kyler shouted angrily, "Doctors are all humbugs!"

"Staying in the hospital for a few days will cost hundreds of dollars! They're just ripping us off."

I ignored him, but after we came home, he even wanted me to give him my dowry.

He said eloquently, "Bella! Our family is in trouble now!"

...

"Take out the dowry money to help Mom see a doctor!"

I was shocked by Kyler's shamelessness.

How dare he say such things?

He only gave my mother 5,000 dollars, but she didn't take a penny and even gave us 11,000 dollars. So, I got 16,000 dollars in total for my future emergencies.

We'd only been married for over a month, and he was asking me for my dowry.

I sat on the sofa with a poker face.

I threw my hands open.

"Some of the dowry money is a fixed deposit, and the rest was used to pay household expenses."

"You know, I've already overspent this month."

His face darkened.

"I've been telling you to spend less, but you just don't listen!"

With a long sigh, he reached out his hand.

"Then you take out the remaining money and give it to Mom for her medical treatment!"

"If things continue on this path, you'll run out of money sooner or later!"

After a while, I didn't move.

Kyler stared at me.

"Which is more important, Mom's illness or your money?"

I sneered.

"It's still more than ten days until payday. If I give it to you, I have no money left."

Kyler looked annoyed.

"You're not gonna spend much on your food, right?"

I laughed furiously.

I asked him back.

"What about your money? You don't pay household expenses, the mortgage, or the car loan. After these few months, you haven't saved a penny?"

Kyler raised the medical bill in his hand.

"Didn't I pay 160 dollars for Mom's checkup today?"

Look how shameless he was!

I decided to act pitiful.

"Then what should we do?"

"How about we go Dutch from now on?"

He was a little surprised.

"Go Dutch?"

I nodded.

"Yes, in this way, I can control my spending."

"In the future, we'll go Dutch on any expenses including Dora's medical bills."

Kyler glanced at the seven or eight items of clothing I just bought on the bed.

He was hesitating.

"What about your personal expenses?"

I quickly replied, "I will pay it on my own."

...

Kyler nodded without hesitation.

I found the triumphant look on his face ridiculous!

It seemed that he didn't know the trivial matters in marriage were the invisible huge expenses.

...