Five Years Of Lies

Synopsis

Five years into our marriage, I uncovered a devastating secret: my husband, Bruce Riley, had been secretly building a life with his first love, Alisa Cameron—they'd even started a family, complete with a son. And now, she was about to give birth again. I confronted him right in front of his parents. But his mother Vilma Riley jumped in, "You can't have kids anyway. Without Alisa, the Riley family line would die out." That was when it hit me—I'd been the only one completely in the dark. Bruce, the man who'd once whispered sweet nothings and showered me with affection, now looked at me with utter detachment. "Ashlee," he said coolly, "Alisa's given me a son. I owe her a proper place in my life—a legitimate one." I'd been steeling myself for divorce papers, but this? This was him dreaming of having his cake and eating it too—keeping both of us under one roof. The flood of lies and betrayal from all those nights crashed over me, and just like that, my heart was done—shattered beyond mending. "Fine, Bruce," I said. "Let's call it quits. I want a divorce."