On The Family Chantel, Chantel and Pedro Jimeno's split continues to get uglier, and many viewers are able to understand why Chantel emptied the couple's joint bank account before Pedro filed for divorce. In their eyes, he checked out of his marriage to the 90 Day Fiancé beauty long ago, which has led to rumors about his alleged infidelity. Plenty of The Family Chantel fans support Chantel, and believe that she was smart to grab the money before Pedro had a chance to.
Pedro has been remarkably frosty to Chantel during The Family Chantel season 4. His lack of interest in Chantel's needs, or their marriage, led him to file for divorce from his wife, without attempting counseling. Many viewers believe that this is because Pedro has cheated on Chantel. After all, he did admit to not being intimate with her during the last year of their marriage. While Pedro showed no emotion when he saw Chantel crying, he was obviously devastated and furious when he discovered that she had emptied their joint business account, which was reportedly worth $265K. However, few viewers voiced sympathy for Pedro.
Many The Family Chantel fans believe that it was smart of Chantel to act, before possible cheater Pedro had the chance to. She previously explained that Pedro was withdrawing fairly large amounts of money from their account, without telling her what he needed sums, such as $5K, for. Pedro has been known to send money to his family over the years. This is why many viewers believe that he would have taken out the full amount, and funneled it to his mother, Lidia Jimeno, and sister, Nicole Jimeno, had Chantel not moved the money for safekeeping. Furthermore, viewers think it is laughable that Pedro feels entitled to half of the money in the joint business account. Since he sent most of his cash to his family over the years, it is likely that Chantel added the majority of the money to their shared account.
So far, Chantel has shown that she is fair, and has given no indication that she won’t allow a judge to decide how the money should be divided. However, Pedro has made it clear that protecting his own interests is always his top priority. He was also using their joint business account money for personal expenses, such as groceries. There are viewers who believe that he was withdrawing thousands of dollars to fund his own apartment as well, although this is something that his paycheck could do. Furthermore, viewers witnessed Pedro telling Chantel that she could take what she needed from the account. Since the bank allowed Chantel to move the full amount, many viewers don’t consider what she did to be wrong.
Ultimately, a judge will decide what will happen to realtor Pedro and nurse Chantel’s shared money. However, many The Family Chantel fans think that Pedro is selfish and irresponsible. Viewers celebrated Chantel keeping the money safe before Pedro could give it to his villainous family members, or use it to fund his bachelor lifestyle. Pedro has been very petty at times, as he was filmed stealing Chantel’s items, and stating that he would re-gift them to his family members. Many The Family Chantel fans believe that Chantel should not have to share her future income with a seemingly shady ex.