My mother-in-law looked at me in total shock:
— What is this?! — she asked indignantly.

— Exactly as you said — I answered with a smile.

— But that’s not at all what I meant!

My husband sat stunned, glancing from me to his mother, clearly not understanding what was happening. I approached him, hugged him, congratulated him, and said:
— Today everything is for you, my love.

My mother-in-law, in shock, sank into her chair, pressing her head into her hands. From the outside it was clear: one thought circled in her mind — “Was it really me who caused this?”