Silence After the Lies

My wife started working late every Tuesday and Thursday. Said it was inventory nights at the salon.

I believed her for three months until I drove past her workplace one Thursday at nine PM.

Completely dark. Empty parking lot. My stomach dropped. I went home and checked our credit

card statements. Dinner charges at restaurants I'd never heard of. Hotel parking fees.

All on Tuesdays and Thursdays. When she came home that night smelling like cologne that

wasn't mine, I asked how inventory went. She went into detail about counting products

and organizing shelves. I just nodded. Filed for divorce the next week without confronting her.

My lawyer said it was the smartest move. She was blindsided when she got served