I gave up everything to help my husband pay off what he said was $28,000 in debt. I sold my car, skipped vacations, took the train to work every day, and cut back on every small joy to help us build a future together. He thanked me, smiled, and promised we were making progress. I trusted him — he was my husband. Then, one sleepless night, I overheard him on the phone with his mother. He was laughing. “She still thinks we’re broke,” he said. “The house is in your name,

Mom. If things go south, she gets nothing.” Then she replied, “Once she’s paid it off, you can divorce her.” That’s when everything changed. I didn’t confront him. I started collecting evidence — texts, screenshots, money transfers, plans for the house. Then I found a key to the new home they’d bought with my money. On the day they were set to celebrate, I arrived early. I covered the walls of that house,