My husband str:uck my mother twice right in front of me and demanded, “Either she leaves tonight or our marriage is over.” – Welcome

upstairs, the cash was gone.

My mother had been the only other person inside the apartment.

I turned toward her, my heart pounding.

“Mom, did you take the money from his desk?”

She was holding her swollen cheek with both hands, tears filling her eyes.

“No, sweetie,” she whispered. “I swear to God I didn’t touch it.”

Brandon gave a harsh, cruel laugh.

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