A mother, grieving the loss of her son Tom to a heart condition, kept his ashes in an urn in her bedroom. Her mother-in-law proposed turning the ashes into pendants, but the mother declined. During her absence, her husband allowed his mother to take the urn. When the mother returned, her husband presented her with necklaces containing Tom’s ashes, revealing his mother’s involvement. Furious, the mother left, unable to forgive her husband’s betrayal.
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