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My husband, Evan, asked me to sell the old house my parents left me to his newly divorced cousin, Grace, at a dirt-cheap price. Six months later, the place was redeveloped. The compensation came to 3 million dollars in cash, plus five new apartments. Grace became rich overnight. From then on, she lived a life of pure luxury, never lifting a finger. Pampered by wealth, she still looked like an eighteen-year-old girl at forty. Evan's entire family adored her. Even my own son, Jason, was closer to her than to me. Meanwhile, I stayed home, serving my harsh in-laws and caring for Jason, who had a congenital heart condition. I aged before forty, worn down to the point where everyone looked down on me. I thought once Jason got into college, I'd finally see better days. I was wrong. At eighteen, he shouted that I wasn't his real mother, and that gentle Grace was. When I learned the truth, it felt like falling into an icy abyss. I decided to call the police. But Evan's family locked me in a dog kennel and tortured me to death. When I opened my eyes again, I had come back to the moment Evan asked me to sell the house to Grace.