As my mother’s only daughter, I expected to inherit her house after her passing. Instead, I found a letter with a shocking condition: if I didn’t leave my husband within three days, the house would be sold.

For years, my husband, Jason, did nothing to help me care for my ailing mother. He spent his days on the couch, leaving me to shoulder the burden. Mom warned me repeatedly that he was a weight, not a partner. She wanted me to leave him for my own well-being and Lily’s future.