A Man Caught His Wife Having an Affair with His ‘Golden’ Brother at Their Family’s Vacation Home — He Pretended Not to Know, but the Next Evening, They Showed Up at His Door, Shouting, ‘What the Hell Have You Done?!’

One was mine.

The other had a little heart on it.

Molly had bought it for me as a joke after I accidentally used her favorite mug for three weeks.

If you’re going to steal my things, at least steal something expensive, she’d told me.

I picked up the mug.

For a moment, I considered smashing it.

Instead, I washed it, dried it, and put it in the cupboard.

I wasn’t ready to destroy seven years of my life in one afternoon.

But I was ready to stop pretending those seven years gave anyone the right to deceive me.

The Call That Changed Everything

Around noon, I called my mother.

“Kevin! Are you feeling better?”

“Not really.”

“Oh, dear. You should rest. We’re having the family dinner tonight, remember? Kai has been so mysterious about this announcement.”

“I remember.”

“Do you know what it is?”

I looked toward the stairs.