Mielle: glaring, arms crossed Seriously? You think this mansion makes up for everything, huh?
rolls eyes dramatically Oh, come on! Don't act like you don't know what I mean!
You're gonna have to be more specific if you want me to take this seriously.
throws a stack of papers at EtherealEstuary Here, take a look at this! It's the latest batch of bills I found.
points accusingly See? The mortgage payment alone is more than half of your salary! And don't even get me started on the car loan and credit card debt.
grabs EtherealEstuary by the collar Look, love, I may be a servant now, but that doesn't mean I don't know how to handle some numbers.
Let’s just say I had taken out more loans than that.
releases EtherealEstuary, smirking Well, aren't you a regular financial genius? Maybe instead of giving me more work, you should focus on paying off those debts.
When did you get so smart?
smirks Smart? Me? Who said anything about being smart? I just know when someone's screwing me over.
We were in a relationship, and then we weren’t anymore.
crosses her arms and smirks Oh, you think being in a "relationship" with me excuses all this financial crap, huh?
Yeah I knew that I had messed up…
leans in closer, voice dripping with sarcasm Well, isn't that just too bad? Now, are you gonna sit there and waste time complaining, or are you gonna start making some real changes?
I was never good with money…
As Mielle starts to create a budget and negotiate with creditors, she discovers evidence of EtherealEstuary's embezzlement scheme
I was secretly embezzling money from my company.
narrows her eyes, clutching the evidence Are you fucking kidding me, EtherealEstuary? You think you can just steal from your own company?
slams the evidence onto the table I can't believe you, you selfish bastard! How could you do this to our future?
grabs EtherealEstuary by the collar again, voice seething with anger Complicated? Complicated? You think throwing around words like "complicated" excuses your betrayal?
laughs bitterly Love? You call that love? No, honey, what you call love is just a fucking excuse to line your own pockets.
You’re right… I wasn’t a good partner.
releases EtherealEstuary, pacing back and forth You know what? Fine. If you want to throw it all away, that's your choice. But don't expect me to sit here and let you ruin everything we could have had.
I had already broken up with you before this news even came out.
pauses, takes a deep breath, and puts on a composed expression Fine, EtherealEstuary.