Connor let out a cold laugh. "Bradley, it's just 100 grand. Don't be so dramatic, man. I was just trying to help us all make some money."

Turning to Sophie, he said, "Look, Sophie, if your husband is so worried about his money, I'll sort this out. I don't have the cash right now, but I'll go pawn my car and get it for you."

"Bradley, let me be clear," Connor continued. "There's nothing going on between me and Sophie. If there was, it wouldn't have waited till now. I just hate to see her struggle.

You don't need to come at us like this."

A sneer curled at the corner of Connor's mouth.

He reached for his car keys to leave, but Sophie grabbed him and pushed him back onto the couch.

"You're not going anywhere. He is!" said Sophie.

Then she glared at me and said, "Enough, Bradley!

I told you, I was just betting on a game with Connor. Are you really being this jealous, making a scene like this?

And think about it, if there was anything going on with Connor, would I still have married you?

Even if you came here just for that 100,000 dollars, if we win this bet, we could triple it or more. I could give you even more then, okay?"

I fought to keep my rage under control and steadied my shaking body.

"Sophie, does this bet really matter that much? Mom's in the emergency room right now. We might not even get to say goodbye if we're too late," I said.

Sophie rolled her eyes, but Connor suddenly yelled, "Sophie, look, another goal!"

Sophie's attention was pulled back to the game.

Then she shouted at me, "You have three seconds to get out of my sight, or we're getting a divorce!"

After that, she and Connor resumed cheering for their team.

It had been over an hour since I left the hospital. I anxiously wondered how Julia's surgery was going.

Anger and anxiety overwhelmed me, and I blacked out, collapsing to the floor.

Sophie just looked down at me, not lifting a finger to help.

Thinking of Julia's critical condition, I gasped out, "Sophie, the hospital needs to be paid. Even if Mom gets through surgery, we need more money for her treatment.

Can we put our issues aside? Mom's life is on the line."

In the past, no matter how jealous or mad I got, I always backed off whenever Sophie threatened divorce.

But this time was different. I stood my ground, and that made Sophie confused.