My Stepfather Cheated on My Mom, and She Stayed Silent – I Made Him Regret It

“I was silent because I was afraid,” she said, rising to her feet. “Not anymore.”

Mike scoffed and stormed out, muttering something about getting a lawyer. But we knew it was empty.

He had no claim to anything.

Not even us.

It’s been two months since that night.

Mom changed the locks the next morning and filed for an annulment. Turns out Mike had been married before and never mentioned it. That made things both easier and uglier from a legal standpoint.

We’ve started fresh, just the two of us. She’s been going to therapy. I still see Jacob sometimes. We get pancakes once a week, and I draw in my sketchbook while he reads the paper.

And Mom?

She’s coming back to life again.

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