Husband Is Caught Cheating on His Wife and Acts as if Nothing Is Wrong – Story of the Day

Isabel climbed the stairs, her heart racing. Her world came crashing down when she peered through the ajar bedroom door and saw her husband sharing their bed with another woman…

“Would you like to do it again?” Paul asked the woman, Jane, not noticing Isabel.

When he finally saw her as she dropped her bags in shock, he was as cool as a cucumber.

“Hey! Jane, this is my wife, Isabel,” he said calmly.

“Hi,” Jane said, not caring she was in a married man’s bed.

“This is insane!” Isabel shouted. “How could you…”

“Relax,” Paul said. “Why are you back so early?”

“That’s my robe she’s wearing, Paul, and she’s in our bed!” Isabel cried, pointing at Jane. “And you care about why I’m early?”

“You said you’d be back by seven. It’s not even 5:30,” Paul said, avoiding the issue. “Pick your stuff up and get lost for a couple of hours.”

“Yes, you have 10 seconds to disappear, honey,” Jane added, lying in bed confidently.

Isabel was devastated. She decided to leave Paul forever and grabbed her spare clothes from the guestroom.

As she was packing her things downstairs in the living room, a voice distracted her.

“Why are you packing?” Paul asked angrily.

“I’m leaving you! The kids will stay with me!” Isabel said. She would never see this man’s face again in her life!

“Leaving me? And where exactly are you going?” Paul taunted her, reminding her she had nowhere to go. Her mother was dead; Isabel had fled her hometown with Paul, and she had no friends.

“And Julia and John? What will happen to them when I block your cards?” Paul threatened, using their children against her.

“You have your mistress. What could you possibly want from my children and me?” Isabel cried.

“They’re my children, too. And don’t forget, honey, without me, you’re nothing,” Paul said cruelly. He was right. Paul was a powerful man; he had connections, and he was wealthy. Isabel? She was just a housewife who sacrificed her life, career, and dreams to be there for her husband and children.

“I’m leaving, Paul, and that’s final!” she said, gathering some courage.

“If you want to leave, be my guest. But you’ll never see your children again,” he threatened.

Hearing that froze her in place. If he said she wouldn’t see her children again, he would go to any lengths to do that. Thank Heavens; the kids were sleeping at one of their friends’ houses and didn’t see this.

Isabel decided to stay, but she wouldn’t let Julia and John become a part of this, so she sent them to summer camp the following day. With their ongoing vacation, they’d been insisting on visiting the camp. She knew Paul hadn’t returned home the entire night; the last time she heard him was around midnight when he left with Jane.

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When Isabel was preparing breakfast, Paul and Jane returned, acting like nothing was wrong.

“Hello to the wife,” Paul chirped. “Sweetheart, how are you doing?”

“Hi, Isabel,” Jane said arrogantly.

“Babe, where are your manners? Say hello to our guest,” Paul told Isabel, who just glared at him.

“I guess you’re not in the mood for pleasantries. Well then, set the table for three, please,” Paul said, gently taking Jane to the dining table.

Isabel felt hurt after seeing her husband with another woman but said nothing. Yes, Paul turned out to be a jerk, but he was the same man she had once loved with all her heart.

During breakfast, Paul bragged about his business deals and connections, trying to upset Isabel, but she didn’t react. Then, he suggested something shocking.

“We should make this a regular thing. Jane should move in,” Paul announced.

“What?” Isabel cried.

“Finally, the spectator speaks. What? Is there a problem?” Paul looked at Isabel. “Thought so,” he smirked, ignoring her.

“I think that’s a great idea! Will you help me move my stuff, darling?” Jane asked Paul.

“Of course, why not?”

Isabel felt even more betrayed. She and her children deserved better!

When Paul and Jane left the house, Isabel called a divorce lawyer named Charles. She had found him online. She was nervous but explained she needed help to keep her children safe from Paul.

“I’m sorry, Mrs. Yeats, I can’t take your case. Your husband is too powerful and dangerous. Everyone knows him,” Charles explained.

“Please, I’m begging you,” she cried.

“Fine. Find something against him and call me back. I have to go,” Charles advised before hanging up.

How am I supposed to do that now? she thought. When Jane moved in with her luggage later that evening, Isabel felt even more lost. Was she going to be stuck in an unhappy marriage where she had to tolerate her husband’s mistress? Isabel couldn’t sleep that night, thinking about how to protect her children and herself from Paul.

The next morning, she was making coffee in the kitchen when Jane walked in.

“Coffee?” Isabel asked her, a plan forming at the back of her mind.

“Yeah, sure,” Jane said, sitting down.

“That’s my cape you’re wearing, right?” Isabel pointed out.

“Yeah, it’s gonna rain,” Jane replied, unbothered.

Isabel handed Jane a cup of coffee.

“I hope it’s not poisoned,” Jane quipped. Isabel took a sip from her cup and smiled.

“What’s this about?” Jane asked, sensing something was up.

“I know why you’re with Paul. It’s for his money, right?” Isabel said.

“Paul loves me,” Jane claimed, but she sounded unsure, and that was exactly what Isabel needed.

“Paul only loves himself. Help me, and I’ll make you rich,” Isabel proposed. “I don’t need his money. I want freedom for myself and my kids. Once he leaves me, we’ll split everything I get. 50/50.”

Jane seemed deep in thought. “Well… let’s do 70/30, and I’m in.”

Isabel paused. “Okay, deal,” she finally agreed.

Two days later, Jane and Isabel met again to discuss their plan. “Did you get any evidence against him?” Isabel asked. Paul was away, so she knew they wouldn’t get a better time to discuss this.

But right then came a startlingly familiar and entirely unexpected voice. “Get WHAT?”

Isabel’s heart skipped a beat, her body jerking forward in shock and disbelief. It was Paul. She hadn’t heard him return.

“Pau-paul,” she gasped, her voice faltering as she turned to face him.

“You thought I’d help you? Paul’s connections can get me so much more!” Jane smirked.

“Paul, whatever she must have told you isn’t true,” Isabel stammered, scrambling to salvage the situation.

“Give us a minute, Jane,” Paul said calmly, and once she left, his demeanor changed drastically.

“I won’t hit you and give you a weapon to use against me, but I promise to make your life unbearable!” Paul hissed, his face inches from Isabel’s, his breath hot with fury.

“Paul, please. I promise to be obedient from now on!” Isabel pleaded, her voice breaking as tears streamed down her cheeks. She knelt before him, her body trembling. “Please, don’t keep me away from my children!” she blurted.

An expression of cruelty spread across Paul’s face as he stared into Isabel’s tear-filled eyes. “Thank you. Thank you for the suggestion. Until I decide what to do with you, you’re not allowed outside,” he declared coldly before turning and leaving the room.

In a last-ditch effort to escape her husband’s clutches, Isabel scrambled for her phone and called Charles. But he refused to help her.

“Don’t ever call this number again! I refuse to endanger myself and my family!” Charles said and hung up. Isabel was stuck. What will I do now? She understood Charles was probably threatened by Paul.

Weeks passed, and Isabel’s situation only got worse. Paul watched her every move, and Jane acted like the lady of the house. Isabel couldn’t even see her kids when they returned.

“Don’t worry, I told them you were sick. They’ll see you when you’re better,” Paul told her.

Feeling trapped and desperate, Isabel begged Paul to let her see her children. “Paul, why are you doing this? I’ll let you be with Jane if that’s what you want!” she cried.

“Jane is just my assistant. She’s here to help me take care of you,” Paul mocked Isabel, dismissing her offer.

Feeling angry and helpless, Isabel could only cry in frustration. But when Paul went on a work trip with Jane days later, Isabel decided she had enough. She made a plan to escape and find evidence against Paul.