A search of the woman’s desk revealed previously unknown details about her dark past. The private detective hired by her fiancé, Jonathan, to investigate her financial past found that Jillian was in a huge amount of debt, exacerbated by her inability to find a job due to the unexplained shortfalls in receipts at her previous job, where she had worked as a night manager at a restaurant.
He had tried to reach her to discuss the report, but she would not return his calls. She had not been forthcoming when asked if there was anything in her past that could come back to bite them after marriage. Her secrecy was one of the cons of the relationship.
He’d hated to spy on her, but he couldn’t afford to find himself in a financial crisis at the age of 70, particularly as he had always possessed great credit. He and his late wife had been honest in their taxes, avoiding penalties that could destroy one’s credit and sense of accomplishment.
Although he loved Jillian dearly, he had no choice but to end the engagement after reading the report and her reluctance to talk with him. The fact that she failed to reveal any of her financial past to him was a deal-breaker.
Fictional Story written for Fandango’s Story Starter #220. The prompt is found in bold letters. Fandango’s One Word Challenge prompt is Reach. Ragtag Daily Prompt is Return. The Three Things Challenge #MM201 prompts are debt, shortfall, and penalty.
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Thanks for including the 3TC Regina. Hope this finds you well.
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He was fortunate to find this out about her before walking down the aisle. Thanks for joining in on the prompts.
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