My husband be@t me for refusing to live with my mother-in-law. Then he calmly went to bed.

the foyer calmly.

“My guests.”

Evelyn appeared behind him instantly. “Ethan, don’t let them inside.”

The lead attorney lifted a folder. “Mrs. Bennett owns the property. She invited us.”

Ethan turned toward me slowly. “What did you do?”

I held up the black phone.

Then I pressed play.

Evelyn’s voice echoed through the foyer.

“You’ll learn obedience, or you’ll continue reading …