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At a family dinner, my mother-in-law, Ronda Conway, warmly held the hand of a heavily pregnant woman and, right in front of all the relatives, slammed a divorce agreement onto the table. She said to me, "You can't have children for Eric but still cling to him. Tessa is already carrying his child. You must divorce Eric and leave with nothing, so Eric can marry Tessa." I looked up at my husband, Eric Conway, across the table. "My parents paid the down payment for this house. You really want me gone?" "The down payment?" Eric sneered, looking smug. "The property's in my name. And you've been a housewife for years. You don't earn a cent. Even if we go to court, this house will go to me. Let's just part on good terms." Around the table, the relatives all nodded along, criticizing me for being unreasonable. I wiped my mouth, stood up, and grabbed my bag. At the door, I paused and glanced back at Ronda and Eric. They had no idea that I had stopped paying for my father-in-law's ICU bills yesterday. And that so-called construction company under Eric's name? The legal owner was actually Tessa.