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When Anna returned home after three weeks away, she was thrilled to reunite with her son, Leo, until she found a chilling message in his drawings: \u201cTo my new son Leo. With love!\u201d The handwriting was unfamiliar, and Leo said it was from his new \u201cmommy.\u201d\n

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Confused and fearful, Anna confronted her husband Mark. Leo had told her that Mark\u2019s mother, Margaret, said he now had two mommies because Mark remarried. Mark was shocked and explained that he had a medical condition preventing him from being with anyone else, but Anna\u2019s suspicions shifted to Margaret.\n

The next day, Anna compared Margaret\u2019s handwriting with Leo\u2019s drawings and discovered they were a match. Mark confronted his mother, who admitted she\u2019d tried to drive a wedge between Anna and Mark, believing Anna wasn\u2019t right for him.\n

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Mark distanced himself from his mother, and Anna cut ties completely. Despite the betrayal, Anna felt relief knowing her marriage was strong and her family was free from manipulation.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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