I Cared for My Husband’s Mom for Five Months After Surgery While He Was Cheating – So I Taught Him a Lesson by Taking What He Valued Most

I knew that I was asking a lot of my 14-year-old, but I didn’t have a choice. If Eric was cheating on me, then I needed to see it for myself.

I didn’t go in when I got to the restaurant.

I didn’t have to. I was halfway to my car when the hostess stepped outside with a receipt book in her hand.

“Penelope?” she said, squinting like she knew me. “Hey…

are you here with Eric? Usual table?”

My stomach didn’t drop. It went still.

“No,” I said.

“I’m not.”

Through the window, I saw Eric: he was leaning forward with his whole face lit up, laughing in a way I hadn’t seen in years. And she? She smiled like the world was theirs.

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