When my 19-year-old sister, Chloe, destroyed my fiancé Daniel’s $5,000 hearing aid for a stupid bet, she assumed our parents would bail her out like always. This time, I gave her an ultimatum that changed everything.

I’m 25 and engaged to Daniel, who is 26. He’s kind, patient, and severely hearing impaired. His hearing aid isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. Without it, simple conversations give him splitting headaches.

Chloe has always been entitled. Last year, she crashed my car after taking it without permission, and my parents paid for the damage. She faced zero consequences.

A week ago, Chloe and our cousin Jessica visited. Daniel’s hearing aid was charging in our room. Despite warnings, they picked it up and joked about how fragile it must be. Later, Daniel noticed static and then the device completely died. The next day, Jessica messaged me: Chloe had actually used a hairdryer on it to win a bet.

I confronted Chloe, who barely looked up from her phone and said, “It was just an experiment. Buy another one.” Furious, I demanded she pay for a replacement. My parents defended her, calling it an accident and saying taking her tuition money was “cruel.”

When I threatened to sue, Chloe tried her usual crocodile tears, but I called her bluff and started dialing my lawyer. Panicked, she screamed that she’d pay. The money came directly from her tuition savings.

Daniel got his replacement hearing aid three days later, and our wedding went smoothly. Chloe spent the week sulking, telling everyone I’d ruined her future. But this time, our relatives sided with us. Even my aunt said, “If Chloe can’t afford tuition, maybe she should stop breaking things she can’t pay for.”

For the first time, Chloe finally learned that actions have consequences.