For three years of marriage, every night, Ethan, her husband, would quietly slip into his mother’s room. At first, Grace thought it was harmless because he just wanted to look after his widowed mother, Mrs. Turner, who had been alone since her husband’s early death. But after a year, Grace’s patience began to wear thin.
Then, one stormy night, driven by an uneasy feeling, she decided to follow him. She slowly opened the door… and froze.
Grace and Ethan had married on a warm spring evening, surrounded by family and laughter. As an only child, Ethan had always been close to his mother. Grace, gentle and caring, easily won Mrs. Turner’s affection. But just a month after their wedding, Grace spotted something strange — every night, after chatting or lying in bed together, Ethan would claim he couldn’t sleep and quietly go to his mother’s room.
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