My Mother-In-Law Gifted Us A House For Our Wedding. A Week After Moving In, I Demanded We Return It or End Our Marriage

During the party, my best friend Mark raised an eyebrow, pointing up. 'Hey, you got a lot of smoke detectors here,' he chuckled, nudging me playfully. I glanced around, realizing for the first time just how many there were. Every room had at least two. I laughed it off, chalking it up to my MIL’s meticulous nature. However, Mark's comment lingered in the back of my mind, a small itch I chose to ignore.