Grace thought her flight home would be quiet — a chance to relax after visiting her sick mother. But when a familiar name appeared on her seatmate’s boarding pass, her heart sank. Clara, her husband’s ex-wife, was seated right beside her.

What began as polite small talk turned into slow devastation. Clara casually revealed that the house Grace shared with her husband, Oscar, had once been her dream house — designed with Oscar during their marriage. Then came the real bombshells: Oscar still sent Clara flowers and cake on her birthday and their anniversary. He called her often, especially after arguments with Grace.