To prevent my mother from being disturbed, I swiftly opened WhatsApp and transferred 18,800 dollars to Thomas in front of the police. I thought that would be the end of it.
Unexpectedly, Thomas, who had been hiding in the shadows, appeared the moment he saw the transfer record. This time, he didn't call me a gold-digger.
Instead, he said, "You clearly took 188,800 dollars from me, so why are you now transferring 18,800 dollars back? What does this mean?"
He looked at me with bitter disappointment, "I thought you were greedy and wouldn't repay, but I didn't expect you to play tricks. You think, just because the bride price was given in cash and there's no record, you can cover it up, right?"
Seeing his heart-wrenching act, I couldn't help but feel speechless. Thomas and I had met through a blind date. Since we were both older singles, neither of us demanded much financially.
We quickly hit it off and even had a sweet and passionate courtship. My mother was eager to marry me off and his mother was eager to gain a daughter-in-law.
The bride price of 18,800 dollars was a result of discussions between our mothers and I never expressed any opinions from beginning to end.