I Overheard My Husband Plotting with His Mother to Sell Our House to Pay Off Her Loan – I Had to Teach Them a Lesson

“This is my home,” I said.

“And my children’s.”

Mark took a small step toward me, palms open.

I laughed once. “I just heard my husband say I don’t get a choice about selling my home. What reaction would you prefer?”

Helen leaned forward.

“You always exaggerate. Mark is trying to help his family. Something you clearly don’t understand.”

I ignored her.

“When were you planning to tell me?” I asked Mark.

“That’s not fair,” he said.

“When,” I repeated.

He glanced at his mother.

Soon.

The word felt slippery.

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