While We Were Opening Christmas Gifts, My 5-Year-Old Yelled, ‘Yes! The Other Mom Kept Her Promise!’ – After a Long Pause, My Husband Finally Spoke

She was wearing an apron, and over her shoulder, I saw a row of foil-covered dishes lined up on her kitchen counter.

“What are you doing here?” She glared at me with a level of hatred I’d never seen before.

“I’m here because you broke into my house and manipulated both my son and my husband.”

Her eyebrows arched.

“Is that what Mike told you? And you believed him?”

Doubt slammed into me.

Had Mike lied? Were he and Megan… no.

The fear in his eyes had been real.

Megan smirked.

She stepped closer.

I realized then that coming here alone had been a very bad idea.

Luckily, my backup arrived then.

Two police officers appeared at the end of the hallway just as Megan lunged for me.

I ran toward them.

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