I Overheard My Husband Plotting with His Mother to Sell Our House to Pay Off Her Loan – I Had to Teach Them a Lesson

Mark took a small step toward me, palms open.

“Let’s not do this right now. You’re emotional.”

I laughed once. “I just heard my husband say I don’t get a choice about selling my home. What reaction would you prefer?”

Helen leaned forward. “You always exaggerate. Mark is trying to help his family. Something you clearly don’t understand.”

“What reaction would you prefer?”

I ignored her.

“When were you planning to tell me?” I asked Mark.

“That’s not fair,” he said.

“When,” I repeated.

He glanced at his mother.

“Soon.”

Soon. The word felt slippery.

“My kids are in the car,” I said finally. “We’re leaving.”

“When were you planning to tell me?”