My husband set his phone down sharply and said, “From now on, your money is yours, and mine is mine. And please don’t use my money to help your parents anymore.”

had started Westbridge Analytics years before marrying him.
I owned 82 percent of it.

Daniel owned none.

For years, I had quietly covered nearly seventy percent of our household expenses because I loved my husband and never saw marriage as a competition.

But Daniel wanted separate finances.

So separate finances were exactly what he was going to get.

The next morning, I kissed his cheek before leaving for work.

“Have a good day.”

He looked almost smug.

“I’m glad we finally understand each other.”

I picked up my bag.

“Oh,