I Caught My Husband With My Brother’s New Wife — Then I Discovered Their Betrayal Was Never About Love
Chapter 5
Daniel returned that evening.
He found me sitting in the living room.
He stopped.
“I expected you to leave.”
“I almost did.”
He looked tired.
“Claire…”
“Don’t.”
I placed the documents on the table.
His face changed.
He knew.
“You found them.”
“Yes.”
He sat down.
“How much do you know?”
“Enough.”
He looked toward the window.
“It wasn’t supposed to happen this way.”
I laughed.
“You slept with my brother’s wife.”
“That’s not the part I’m talking about.”
“Then explain.”
He looked at me.
“Olivia approached me.”
“Because of Lucas’s inheritance?”
He nodded.
“She knew about the trust.”
“And you helped her.”
“At first.”
“At first?”
Daniel rubbed his face.
“I discovered what she was doing.”
“Then why stay?”
“Because I was trapped.”
I almost laughed.
“You’re a grown man.”
“She had evidence against me.”
“What kind?”
He hesitated.
“Financial fraud.”
My anger stopped.
“You?”
Daniel nodded.
“I had moved company funds.”
“Why?”
“To cover losses.”
“How much?”
“Enough to destroy me.”
He looked at me.
“Olivia knew.”
“So you slept with her to keep her quiet?”
He closed his eyes.
“I made terrible choices.”
I stared at him.
“And you thought betraying me would save you.”
“I was wrong.”
“Yes.”
I stood.
“You don’t get to call yourself my husband anymore.”
He looked at me.
For the first time, I saw something close to shame.
