The Kiss of Death
In those two years, a significant portion of the marital assets Chester had secretly diverted ended up in Marigold's hands.
Then, Marigold gave birth to their son, Daniel, under Florence's meticulous care. Meanwhile, my "condition" showed no signs of improving.
Under Marigold's subtle prodding, Florence convinced her sister to start replacing my Carbamazepine with Diazepam, aiming to worsen my symptoms.
On Florence's 60th birthday, she kept Chester busy all morning, dragging him to spend hours at the mall picking out gifts.
By the afternoon, Chester rushed home to pick me up. Before we left, he swallowed his daily dose of vitamins, which I had secretly swapped out.