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**The Shadow of Care: A Tale of Love and Manipulation** In the quaint town of Ashford, where cobbled

I’m just a mum. No right to love, no time for it. My daughter Emily turned sixteen. My youngest, Oliver

“I did what I thought was right.” “Hello, Katie, can’t talk long—they’

Helen paces back and forth across the living room, unable to settle. For days now, Tom has been coming

**Diary Entry — 12th March** I always thought I’d struck gold with my husband—and his family, for that matter.

The Best Husband Is No Husband Sarah had long stopped believing in fairy tales. Six years had passed

**Just a Mum. No Right to Love, No Time for It** My daughter Poppy turned sixteen this year.

**Diary Entry** I did what I thought was right. “Hello, Katie, can’t talk long—they’

My husband decided I was a terrible homemaker—after consulting his mum. Oliver and I married just over

**Diary Entry** The phone rang sharply in the quiet of the evening. “Hello, Katie? Can’t talk long—they’re