My Daughter’s Outburst at a Corporate Party Uncovered a Truth I Wasn’t Ready For
I thought my husband and I would last forever.Mark and I were married for seven years, and from the outside, we looked perfect.I was a 34-year-old freelance designer, and our daughter, Sophie, was our long-awaited miracle.Life finally felt whole—until the night of his promotion party.
That night marked the beginning of the end of our so-called perfect life. At the celebration, Sophie tugged my sleeve and pointed at a woman.“Look, Mommy! That’s the lady with the worms!” she said loudly.Confused, I asked what she meant. “At her house. I saw them on her bed. Daddy said not to tell you—you’d be upset.”
She was pointing at Tina, Mark’s coworker—the same one I’d always been suspicious of.Suddenly, everything…