The ashes of lies

Summary

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We were having a family dinner.

Six-year-old Lily suddenly plunged her hand into the scorching hot pot.

She was crying, begging me to stop.

"Mommy, my hand is hurt! I can't do the videos anymore..."

"Please don't hit me anymore, Mommy! I'll be good, I promise."

Mark, my husband, went ballistic.

He snatched my phone.

He saw Lily's pictures everywhere.

He beat me black and blue.

He warned me that if I ever did anything like that again, he’d kill me.

Later, he had to leave for a busines