Freelancer ended the contract early

[f840e953]

I started a contact with a freelancer with 3 milestones (first one is due next month), two days later I saw in the chat between me and the freelancer a message saying "Contract ended".

I didn't end the contract and I don't know why I see this message. After contacting the freelancer he says maybe his son ended it by mistake and he asked me to rehire him, the problem is that I already paid 20$ (for the first milestone) and I didn't get any refund yet, also my balance is 0.00$

[spectralua]

You will be refunded if freelancer ended contract. But it is will take some time.

[f840e953]

Where can I see that I'll be refunded? and how can I know for sure that the freelancer is the one who ended the contract? it's very weired that these information isn't shown in the details of the "Contract ended" message

[f840e953 · Accepted solution]

After contacting support, I found that I have funds (the same amount that I paid) in my escrow here: https://www.upwork.com/nx/payments/reports/transaction-history
and when I rehire the freelancer, it won't charge me again, it will take the balance from the escrow funds.