Buying Gold in Installments with a One-Third Increase on the Original Price

Question
A colleague at work sells gold in installments. I choose the gold, and she buys it with her money, then sells it to me with a one-third increase. Is this considered usury, or is it just a sale of goods like any other installment sale? If I buy it due to the long distance between us, using my own money, and when I meet her, she gives me the money back and adds her profit margin, telling me to pay a certain amount each month, and she says she only did this after going to the Fatwa House and they gave her their opinion, saying it is not forbidden. I also want a definitive answer from you because I have actually purchased it. What should I do if it is forbidden after I have bought it?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: Selling gold should not be in installments, so that it does not become usury. Whoever sells in installments falls into usury. If it is possible to annul the contract, then that is good, and if it is not possible, then you must sincerely repent to God Almighty for what you have done. And God knows best.
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