“He told me love was priceless — except when it came to taxes” – Teresa Giudice blindsided as Louie Ruelas refuses to pay a cent toward their $3M tax scandal after secretly profiting off their marriage while she liquidates her assets alone

Teresa Giudice once believed that she and Luis “Louie” Ruelas were a team — in love, in life, and in every battle they faced together. But now, as financial turmoil closes in, the woman who once stood tall through her first legal scandal feels like she’s once again left to carry the weight alone.

According to a close friend, Teresa could no longer hold back her emotions when she discovered that Louie — the husband she trusted with her heart and future — had flat-out refused to contribute a single dollar toward resolving their looming $3 million tax debt. What broke her wasn’t just the money. It was the gut-wrenching realization that the man she defended at all costs was w

He told her that love was priceless — except when it came to taxes. And that was the moment Teresa realized their marriage might have been priceless to him because it never cost him a th

To the public, Louie played the role of the perfect partner — showing up at Bravo events, walking red carpets hand in hand with Teresa, leaving affectionate comments on social media. But behind the scenes, a source close to the couple claims Louie was quietly profiting off Teresa’s name, using her image to land business deals, sponsorships, and private investments — all while distancing

A family insider revealed that Teresa even liquidated part of her private investment portfolio to meet a critical tax payment deadline, hoping Louie would step up and match her

Those words hit Teresa harder than she could have imagined. She thought she’d been through enough betrayal in her life, but nothing compared to the sting of being abandoned by the man she called her husband. She had defended him against friends, family, even her Bravo castmates — refusing to believe he could ever be using her. And now, when she

Sources also claim that Louie had leveraged Teresa’s name to negotiate behind-the-scenes business deals connected to their public appearances — deals that Teresa allegedly knew nothing about. One of the most painful moments reportedly came during a private argument when Louie told her, “You wanted love. I gave you that. Don’t ask me

So far, Teresa has stayed silent publicly about her alleged fallout with Louie. But those close to her say she’s begun seriously rethinking their relationship — not just as a wife, but as a woman who’s finally realizing she may have been used. According to one family friend, Teresa is now questioning everything about her marriage and beginning to see that this may never have been a partnership. It was a transaction. And now that the price has gotten too high, she’s the only one left paying for it.

As for Louie, he remains silent — except for one cryptic Instagram story earlier this week that read, “Real love costs nothing. It pays in peace.”

But for Teresa, after everything she’s been through, that quote feels more like a slap in the face than a declaration of love.