I never believed in fortune-telling, but when my best friend Claire insisted, I reluctantly visited Madame Selene. Things with my husband, Mark, had been tense, and Claire claimed Selene was a game-changer.

At Selene’s shabby shop, I sat across from her as she gazed into a crystal ball and said, “Your husband is hiding something—an affair.” My heart sank. She insisted I check his phone.

Dismissing it as nonsense, I left, but the thought gnawed at me. Later, I realized I’d forgotten my bag at her shop. As I returned, I overheard Selene gloating, “She’ll file for divorce. She totally bought it.” My stomach dropped. Who was behind this?

I then saw my mother-in-law, Dana, leaving Selene’s shop. A chill ran through me. Was Dana trying to sabotage my marriage?

I confronted Claire and Dana at dinner. Dana, caught off guard, admitted to paying Selene to manipulate me into thinking Mark was cheating. She wanted to drive us apart, believing I wasn’t good enough for her son.

Mark was furious, and I was heartbroken. But he stood by me, insisting that none of it was true. We rebuilt our relationship, free from his mother’s meddling.

I exposed Selene’s scam, but the true victory was reclaiming my marriage, stronger and more united than ever.