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The initial shock of the union was enough to sever the relationship between mother and daughter. For the mother, the marriage was born out of a profound sense of isolation; she believed she had finally found a companion who understood her loneliness, offering her a second chance at affection that made her feel chosen rather than abandoned. For the daughter, it was a double abandonment—the loss of a partner and the perceived betrayal of a mother. Neither of them could have imagined that this domestic “shocker” was merely the doorway to a much larger nightmare orchestrated by a master manipulator.
