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I paid the full 2.9 million for the villa, imagining a future with my husband, Michael Goodman. As we were signing the final papers, Michael kept urging me to pay immediately. I glanced at the title deed and froze. The owner's name wasn't his. It was Linda Goodman, his mother. He smiled casually. "Putting it in my mom's name makes things easier down the line." I looked at him, thinking about every dollar he earned, two million a year, and how he never spent a cent on us. A wave of disgust washed over me. I forced my voice to stay steady. "So, Michael, you're saving that two million a year for your next wife?" His face drained of color in an instant.