My Penny-Pinching Ex-Boyfriend

Summary

Three autumns after our breakup, my ex dragged me to court to reclaim $3,264.30 he’d sent while we dated. It wasn’t much, but I was broke. My father’s gambling had stripped us bare, leaving debts that grew hourly. Declan knew I worked five grueling shifts just to fend off loan sharks.

To him, three grand was spare change—a casual dinner’s cost. But his paranoid new girlfriend believed I still lingered in his heart, so he cornered me to prove his loyalty.