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?!’

    He had something important to share at the family dinner.

Mom leaned forward.

“Are you seeing someone?”

Kai smiled.

    “Something like that.”

Molly concentrated on cutting her chicken.

    “Are you seeing someone?”

Dad raised his glass.

“Well, whatever it is, I’m sure we’ll be proud.”

Kai grinned as though Dad had already given him permission.

I looked down at my plate.

Apparently, Kai was planning a celebration.

    “I’m sure we’ll be proud.”

And somehow, my marriage was going to be part of it.

***

That night, Molly fell asleep beside me.

I lay awake listening to the lake wind rattling the bedroom window.

I remembered the first time Molly had noticed I was upset after a family dinner.

    That night, Molly fell asleep beside me.

She’d squeezed my hand beneath the table.

“You don’t have to compete with him,” she’d whispered.