Back in the rental room, I quickly packed up my things and left without looking back. Spencer was not home.

Before leaving, I considerately told the landlord that I wouldn't renew the lease and would move out today.

Well, Spencer looked down on me.

Then he should rent a house by himself!

We had been together for five years. Except for the first year when he paid the rent, I took the initiative to pay the rent for the remaining four years. After all, my salary was higher.

I found a nice hotel and successfully checked in.

After entering the room, I looked at the soft bed and the luxurious decorations. Suddenly, I was in a good mood.

After tidying up and taking a shower, I lay on the bed humming a song and looking at the housing information.

Yes, I planned to buy a house.

Having a house could probably give a sense of security to every woman!

I added a salesperson's account on WhatsApp and planned to ask about some housing details. Then Spencer suddenly added me back on WhatsApp.

He questioned me, [Siena, why didn't you pay the rent? And you told the landlord that you were moving out today?]

I rolled my eyes.

"How come I didn't realize this scumbag was so shameless before?"

I replied quickly, [We broke up, and I moved out, so there's no need to renew the lease!]

Spencer, who was furious, directly made a voice call.

I didn't want to hear his voice at all, so as not to disgust myself!

After hanging up, I was about to delete and block him. Spencer made another move, which astounded me.

He said, [Siena, I'll give you one last chance. Pay me three month's rent. I won't hold you accountable for the things you did in the past.]

[Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!]

I sent him a long string of ellipsis to express my speechlessness.

When we first moved in together, we agreed to split the rent equally, which was we should pay the yearly rent alternatively.

After the second year, my salary gradually increased.

Spencer grinned and said, "Hey, baby, in the future, whoever has a higher salary between the two of us will contribute a little more."

I had no objection.

Two people being together meant sharing both joys and sorrows, so I was taken for granted.

Unexpectedly, he was so outrageous as to ask me to pay his rent after breaking up with me.

I was unwilling. Then I was even more stunned when Spencer used his ultimate move.

He said, [Since you are unwilling, then pay back the money!]

I was stunned. I never borrowed money from him!

Suddenly...

I remembered that some girls had posted their boyfriends' bills online.

I laughed angrily and said, [Okay, since you want to settle the score, let's do the calculation. See who should repay the debt!]

But Spencer's reaction was different from what I expected.

He said, [No.]

I couldn't figure it out, thinking, "Did I wrongly accuse him?"

"He's not that shameless."

But the next second, I wanted to slap myself.

He was worse.

He said, [Don't play dumb. How many times have I transferred money to you? Don't you know?]

[Take a look at your bills yourself!]

[Hurry up and repay the money!]

I was startled in my heart.

It was not that I borrowed money from him, but Spencer did transfer money to me many times.

Every time, it was several hundred dollars.

But I didn't borrow any money from him.

Instead, citing that he was too lazy to go out and withdraw the money, he transferred money to me and asked me to help him withdraw it.

I didn't think there was any problem before.

Now I just realized that he had been planning to set me up from the beginning!

[Pay my money back quickly. I calculated it. A total of 21107.5 dollars. I don't need the change. Just give me 21108 dollars!]

[Hurry up and pay back. Otherwise, I will sue you. You will become a debtor!]

I didn't panic. I replied to him with a smiling emoji.

I took out pen and paper, clicked open all the bills, and calculated the money I had spent on Spencer in the past.

I was shocked when I got the result.

In five years, I spent 160 thousand dollars on Spencer.

Among them, I spent nearly 20 thousand dollars on various luxury gifts.

And I hadn't even included the shared rent.

When I met Spencer, he was working at a trading company. I had just graduated.

In the second year of our relationship, he successfully passed the postgraduate entrance examination. I successfully became a regular employee and got promoted.

After that, I started supporting Spencer.

He always said that the other students under his mentor looked down on him. After all, he didn't wear clothes from any famous brands.

To glorify him, I sacrificed myself and bought things for him.

I did so until he successfully worked for the federal government after getting his master's degree.

He didn't specify how much his salary was, but he felt that his social status had greatly improved.

He pursued a higher standard of living in terms of food, clothing, and daily necessities.

Thus, I had a significant decrease in my savings.

In addition, the poor job market this year resulted in me being laid off, making me even poorer.

As for Spencer, the only gift he gave me in these five years was a worn-out jacket.

It was also our third Valentine's Day together.

At that time, I was on a business trip in Chicago and complained to him on the phone about how cold it was.

Coincidentally, Valentine's Day was around the corner. Spencer suddenly said, "Baby, I used to be financially tight and never gave you any gifts. I always felt guilty about it."

"On this Valentine's Day, I'll give you a gift. You'll be happy when you receive it."

I had been looking forward to it for many days.

When I received the gift, it was a super large box.

My colleagues looked at me with envy.

When it was opened, everyone coughed and said they had something else to do.

It was a gift from Spencer. When it was opened, the first layer was filled with some yogurt and small dolls from a claw machine.

After removing them, I saw a thick layer of grass underneath.

It took me three times to remove them all.

Then there were ten small bottles of milk. If I didn't see it wrong, these were the ones I had given to him when he was preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination.

The handwritten blessings on top were from me. The milk had long expired.

Then there was another thick layer of grass.

After taking it off, I saw a worn-out deep blue down jacket.

When I took it out, the thread cuff was so loose that the whole arm was about to fall off.

It was also a gift I gave to Spencer.

I had gifted it to him in our first year together.

At that time, I received a bonus. Spencer saw the Bosideng down jacket and was mesmerized by it.

Seeing his eager look, I gritted my teeth and bought him one.

After that, he wore it almost every day.

After five years of wearing, it not only faded severely but also came apart at the seams.

Underneath, it was another layer of thick grass.

There was nothing else in the Valentine's Day gift box from him, and it was delivered by cash on delivery!

I was so disappointed at that time.

But Spencer asked me excitedly in a video call, "Baby, have you received the gift I sent?"

"You should try it on quickly. With it, you will feel warm just like being with me."

I looked at the man in the camera wearing a new Adidas outfit. Then I asked him angrily for the first time, "Spencer, do you care about me?"

Spencer frowned and asked me back, "Siena, why have you become so materialistic?"

"I prepared the gift for you with good intentions. You don't appreciate it, and you even blame me. Why are you so cruel?"

After that, we stopped talking and communicating.

It was not until we had to pay the rent that Spencer lowered himself to coax me. We then went back to normal.

But this incident had been haunting me.

I wiped away the tears on my face and sent him all the bills and receipts.

I had so many receipts. It was thanks to my habit of collecting receipts.

I couldn't explain why.

Every time I went through the receipts at the end of the year, I felt a sense of accomplishment at the sight of how hard-working I had been and how many things I bought.

"Spencer, you are the one who plotted against me first."

"Since that's the case, let's settle everything at once!"

"I hope you won't be too miserable when that time comes."

Spencer didn't reply to my message for half an hour after that.

Smirking, I didn't want to let him go so easily.

In the beginning, I didn't want any money from him.

After all, when we were together, I did the voluntary spending.

But now I just didn't want to.

I could have done whatever I could with the money I spent on him.

It would have done me good if I had donated to the children in the orphanage.

I came from an orphanage.

In my freshman year, my orphanage was demolished. The headmistress also passed away due to illness.

The remaining children were accepted by orphanages in various cities.

In the past few years of work, I donated 40% of my salary each year to support other orphans in their life and study.

At the first moment of winning the lottery, I planned to donate a portion and visit my companions who grew up with me together in various cities.

"Siena, what do you mean?"

"We've broken up, and you come to extort money from me!"

"You are too despicable. Have you been on guard against me from the beginning?"

"Damn it, I must have been blind. How come I encountered such a terrible woman like you!"

He was becoming more and more offensive. I knew without thinking that he must have been mentally broken down.

"Forget it, forget it. Consider that money as my loss. I don't want them anymore, alright?"

At his reply, I was more indifferent.

"Why should I forget it? Moreover, you transferred this money to me, asking me to help withdraw it."

"You are now shamelessly asking me to forget it? Why?"

"Repay the money now. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Spencer called me, but I didn't answer. I kept urging him to repay the money.

I kept urging him.

Spencer said, "Siena, you don't have a job now, and you're an orphan. What are you so proud of?"

"Don't forget what I do now!"

"If you want to live and work in this city, you'd better be sensible!"

"And do you have any evidence for the transfer?"

I didn't get back to him immediately.

Three minutes passed, and the WhatsApp message couldn't be retracted. Then I said, "I took a screenshot. If you don't repay the money, I will print out the chat record and post it at the entrance of your workplace!"

I just found out now that Spencer knew about me being laid off.

No wonder he couldn't wait to break up with me!

He even came up with such a lousy excuse to intentionally belittle me.

In that instant, I, who had been sad, confused, and unwilling because of being suddenly broken up with Spencer, was enlightened.

I didn't love Spencer anymore.

He was hypocritical, self-righteous, and cunning. Nothing about him was to my liking.

Thinking of this, I felt relieved and more relaxed.

"Pay back the money quickly."

"Since you said I'm an orphan, you should know that I have nothing to lose. Even if everything falls apart, it won't matter to me."

"I remember that employees at the federal government cannot become debtors. I wonder if you are afraid of me going to the entrance of your workplace with a banner demanding my payment!"

Spencer couldn't pretend to be silent anymore.

He said, "You're ruthless, Siena."

"I'll transfer 8333 dollars to you through PayPal. I am penniless right now. Even if you force me, I can't pay it back."

After saying that, he transferred 8333 dollars to me. I was more determined.

If I remember correctly, Spencer asked me for 3333 dollars a few days ago, saying that he needed it for his mother's medical treatment. He said he didn't have money, and his salary was low since he just started working.

At that time, I thought he was quite filial, but now I thought his mother might have been overwhelmed by his filial piety.

After receiving the money, I asked Spencer to give me an IOU.

At first, he refused, claiming that his identity was special, and he couldn't just give me IOUs.

I directly showed him a screenshot of an online lawsuit web page.

Now he was scared.

Not only did he sign the IOU, but he also begged me to allow him to repay in installments.

After that, we never talked.

I bought a lot of things and planned to visit my friends in the neighboring city. Then I suddenly trembled all over when I saw a piece of news posted on a web page.