When I visited my sick mother-in-law to give my exhausted husband a break, I expected tension. But nothing could have prepared me for what I found. She wasn’t sick at all. And when she revealed the truth, my world shattered. Because if Jacob wasn’t with her every night… where had he been?
How is that even possible? I thought.
Every single night, Jacob had been coming here. Or at least, that’s what he told me.
But as I stared at my perfectly healthy mother-in-law, a terrifying realization gripped me. Something was wrong. Something was very, very wrong.
I’ve been married to Jacob for eight years. Long enough to know that his mother, Linda, was never my biggest fan.
From the moment we met, she made it clear that I wasn’t good enough for her son.
She wanted him to marry someone prettier, richer, and classier. Not me.
Over the years, I tried everything to win her over. I played nice, brought gifts on holidays, smiled through backhanded compliments, and ignored the way she always made me feel like an outsider.
But no matter what I did, it was never enough.
Eventually, Jacob and I decided it was best if I just stayed away. Less contact, less drama.