\nAfter years of trying to hold my marriage together, I thought catching my husband with another woman was rock bottom. But nothing could\u2019ve prepared me for how he rubbed his mistress in my face or for the unexpected ally who showed up to set things right.\n
I didn\u2019t know marriage could end up like this, but my husband, Logan, decided to make a public spectacle of this utter disaster. If only I\u2019d known what he was capable of, maybe I would\u2019ve seen this coming.\n
Let me rewind a little. I\u2019ve been married to Logan for five years, and let\u2019s just say the fairy-tale part of it didn\u2019t last too long. Things started okay, and we were genuinely in this together.\n
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But problems came, and our struggles trying to conceive a baby took a bigger toll on our relationship than I realized at first. My mental health went downhill, and I felt like an utter failure.\n
Meanwhile, Logan began to drift instead of supporting me. He seemed more interested in \u201cfinding himself,\u201d which apparently meant going to the gym and buying a fast car.\n
I questioned everything about myself. I blamed my own body for not being able to get pregnant. But I never thought\u2026\n
Anyway, last night, my best friend Lola convinced me to leave the house to clear my head and have a little fun. My husband had told me he was staying at the gym late, so we went to this cozy, dimly lit jazz club downtown, where the music was beautiful but not loud enough that you couldn\u2019t have a conversation.\n
The mood in the club was perfect for a little distraction. Lola had me laughing and in a good mood, when she suddenly went silent. Her eyes bulged while looking somewhere over my shoulder.\n
\u201cNatasha\u2026 I don\u2019t want to alarm you, but\u2026 is that Logan?\u201d\n
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A cold dread filled my body. You can call it women\u2019s intuition, or it might have been what I saw in her face. But I knew what I would see as soon as I started to turn.\n
Sitting at a corner table, I saw my husband with a young woman draped over his shoulders. She was giggling, and he leaned in, whispering something into her ear.\n
Nothing like this had ever happened to me, even during my college relationships. So, I\u2019d never thought I\u2019d be the kind of woman to cause a scene. But my body moved out of its own accord.\n
In a flash, I was right at their table and my outburst made them both jump. \u201cLogan, are you serious right now?!\u201d I barked.\n
My husband looked up, confused and startled for one second. But soon, I saw relief hit his face and worst of all, his expression turned into a smirk.\n
\u201cNatasha, well, finally,\u201d he said with that stupid grin still on his face. The girl beside him, Brenda, smiled in return and looked up at me like she\u2019d won.\n
\u201cLogan,\u201d I tried to speak, not even knowing what I would say, but he interrupted me.\n
\u201cLook, Natasha. It\u2019s better that now you know. I don\u2019t have to keep hiding it,\u201d he said carelessly. \u201cI\u2019m in love with someone else. We\u2019re done. It\u2019s over.\u201d\n
Just like that. No hesitation. No remorse. I wanted to scream, cry, slap him across his smug face, but somehow, I just stood there, numb.\n
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Suddenly, Lola took my arm, muttering something about how Logan would regret this one day, and guided me outside.\n
I didn\u2019t even notice when she drove my car straight to her apartment until she sat me on her bed, where I finally broke down.\n
The next morning, after barely any sleep, I decided to go home and confront him. Maybe he\u2019d come to his senses.\n
But when I pulled up to our house, the sight that greeted me felt like discovering his cheating all over again.\n
There, on the front lawn, were all my things \u2014 scattered, as if they were trash. Clothes, photo frames, even my old college textbooks, just tossed out without a second thought.\n
And there he was, standing on the porch with Brenda by his side, smiling like he\u2019d just won the lottery. I got out of my car feeling the numbness take over, and walked slowly to them.\n
Logan got right to the point. \u201cI don\u2019t think I need to remind you, but this house belongs to my grandfather, and you have no claim to it,\u201d he sneered while my face remained blank. \u201cYou\u2019re out. Get your stuff and leave. Now.\u201d\n
I stood there, fully numb, as his words sank in. Aside from cheating and dumping me, he was kicking me out of my own house. And the worst part? He looked like he was enjoying every second of it.\n
Still, I tried to keep my composure. No way was I giving him the satisfaction of seeing me break down. So I just started gathering my things, shoving clothes and random belongings into the trunk of my car. But the humiliation burned deep.\n
Instead of going inside like Logan, Brenda stayed on the porch and watched me. She couldn\u2019t even hide her amusement. When I glanced up, she decided to put salt in my wound.\n
\u201cI can\u2019t wait to redecorate this house,\u201d she sighed happily, crossing her arms. \u201cIt\u2019s all old lady stuff, and so ugly.\u201d\n
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My face stayed blank. I was trying to think of anything of mine that might remain inside as I loaded stuff into my car. It was a simple sedan, so I definitely needed another trip.\n
Hopefully, Lola wouldn\u2019t mind me staying with her for a while. But as I mulled over these things to keep from showing any emotion or breaking down again, I heard it: the rumble of a car pulling up behind me.\n
I turned around, and there, stepping out of a sleek black BMW, was Mr. Duncan, Logan\u2019s grandfather. And he looked confused.\n
Now, if there\u2019s one thing everyone in town knows is that Mr. Duncan can be tough. He built a family fortune from nothing. Therefore, he had big expectations from all his children and grandchildren.Family vacation packages\n
At first, I thought being an in-law in the family would be difficult because of him. But for reasons I never understood, he\u2019d treated me amazingly from the very beginning. He loved me with his grandson.\n
Yet, I was still afraid of what would happen as he took in the scene with my belongings on the lawn, a strange woman on the porch, and Logan nowhere to be seen.\n
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\n\u201cLogan, babe, come out here!\u201d Brenda called out, worried.\n
And the sound of her voice had Mr. Duncan frowning at first. Then, his expression changed from confusion to pure anger.\n
\u201cWhat the hell is going on here?!\u201d Mr. Duncan\u2019s voice boomed as Logan came outside with his mouth hanging open.\n
\u201cGrandpa, we had no idea you were coming over today,\u201d he started, swallowing thickly. \u201cThis is not the best time. We\u2019re dealing with a private thing. You wouldn\u2019t understand.\u201d\n
\u201cLogan, I might be old, but I get exactly what\u2019s happening,\u201d Mr. Duncan responded in his thick voice. \u201cI only asked because I didn\u2019t want to believe my eyes.\u201d\n
\u201cGrandpa,\u201d Logan tried, but he didn\u2019t get another word in.\n
\u201cIt looks like you\u2019ve kicked my favorite granddaughter-in-law out of the house, and you\u2019re shacking up with that tramp. Did I get anything wrong?\u201d Mr. Duncan continued sharply, and I didn\u2019t feel bad at his insult to Brenda.\n
\u201cGrandpa, Natasha, and I\u2026 we\u2019re done. She doesn\u2019t belong here anymore.\u201d\n
\u201cAnd who gave you the right to decide that?\u201d Mr. Duncan\u2019s eyebrows rose. He glanced at me for a second with a tender look before looking back at Logan.\n
\u201cLet me remind you that this house belongs to me. I\u2019ve let you live here because you were starting a family, together,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut if you\u2019re going to treat Natasha like she\u2019s disposable, you can consider yourself out. Effective immediately.\u201dFamily vacation packages\n
Logan\u2019s face went pale. \u201cWhat\u2026 what are you saying?\u201d\n
Mr. Duncan didn\u2019t even blink. \u201cI\u2019m saying that Natasha will stay, and you will leave. Not only that but as of right now, I\u2019m cutting you off. Consider all my money and support gone. You think you can act like this? Disrespect your wife and make our family look bad for some early midlife crisis and a 20-year-old gold digger? Not on my watch!\u201d\n
\u201cGrandpa!\u201d\n
\u201cLeave now!\u201d\n
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Once Logan and Brenda were gone, Mr. Duncan ushered me inside and revealed why he came by in the first place. \u201cNatasha, I heard from my son about you and Logan\u2019s issues with fertility, and I came here to offer to pay for IVF.\u201d\n
\u201cOh, sir,\u201d I croaked. My emotions were finally surfacing.\n
\u201cBut it seems I arrived just in time to see this disaster instead. You don\u2019t deserve any of this,\u201d he continued, and I almost couldn\u2019t handle his kindness.\n
I swallowed the lump in my throat. \u201cThank you, Mr. Duncan\u2026 I\u2026 I didn\u2019t know what to do, so I just started packing my car.\u201d\n
He put a reassuring hand on my shoulder while shaking his head. \u201cNo need for that. Consider this house yours. I\u2019ll handle all the paperwork, and make it official. It\u2019s also my apology for not raising a better grandson.\u201d\n
I nodded as tears fell from my eyes.\n
In the days that followed, Mr. Duncan made good on his word. My name went on the deed, and Logan was cut off from his family\u2019s money and support.\n
I heard through the grapevine that Brenda didn\u2019t stick around long after she realized the bank accounts were closed off, and apparently, Logan was couch-surfing between friends.\n
It must have been a blow to his ego because he came crawling back only a week after that scene in my front yard.\n
He was still in the same clothes as that day and looked terrible.\n
\u201cI made a mistake. I have nothing left. The rest of my family won\u2019t help me. Can you please call my grandfather? He\u2019ll listen to you,\u201d Logan blurted with no preamble. \u201cI can\u2019t live like this.\u201d\n
There was no apology or true remorse for what he did for me. He only regretted losing the money and influence of his family.\n
So, I got to say the words every person in my position wants to. \u201cNope! You made your bed, lie in it!\u201d It was clich\u00e9 and cruel, but believe me, it was so satisfying at that moment.\n
His expression changed to anger immediately, and before he could barrel some insults at me, I slammed the door in his face. I still heard his shouting, but his words rolled off me in that high from that payback.\n
Maybe I\u2019ll feel bad for him later. But what did he expect? Entitled brat!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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