A Man Caught His Wife Having an Affair with His ‘Golden’ Brother at Their Family’s Vacation Home — He Pretended Not to Know, but the Next Evening, They Showed Up at His Door, Shouting, ‘What the Hell Have You Done?!’

When I arrived, everyone was celebrating Kai’s promotion.

There were balloons, champagne, and a banner across the dining room.

Nobody remembered my birthday.

    Everyone was celebrating Kai’s promotion.

I put the cake in the refrigerator.

Three hours later, I took it home unopened.

Mom called the next day, apologizing.

She sent a gift card.

I thanked her.

    She sent a gift card.

That was how things worked in our family.

Kai got the celebration.

I got the gift card and the privilege of pretending it counted as cake.

Then I met Molly.

She was funny, thoughtful, and wonderfully unimpressed by my brother’s accomplishments.

    I met Molly.

The first time she met my family, Kai spent twenty minutes describing a business deal.

On the drive home, Molly asked, “Does he ever ask anybody else a question?”

I laughed so hard I had to pull over.