By the time I pulled into the driveway, Mark was right behind me.
I unlocked the front door as quietly as I could and entered the house with Mark.
My heart pounded against my chest as we moved through the house. Then, I heard something while standing near my bedroom.
A soft laugh.
A woman’s laugh.
I exchanged a look with Mark, then pushed the bedroom door open.
And there they were. Daniel and Sophia, tangled together in bed.
I felt sick to the core.
I gripped the doorframe as a wave of nausea ran through my body.
“Emma!” Daniel’s face drained of color as he pushed Sophia away from him. “What the hell are you doing here?”
Mark stepped beside me. “The better question is… who is she really?”
Daniel’s jaw tightened.
“You don’t understand.”
“Oh, I think we do,” Mark shot back. “She’s not your sister, is she?”
“Well, that secret didn’t last long,” Sophia chuckled.
“How could you do this to me, Daniel?” I said. “You lied to me.
For years.”
“It wasn’t supposed to happen like this,” Daniel sighed.
“Then how was it supposed to happen?” My voice cracked. “You let me believe she was your sister!”
“We couldn’t be together,” Sophia said smoothly. “Not without people judging.
So, it was easier this way.”
“Easier?” I let out a hollow laugh. “So, you pretended to be siblings? Lied to everyone?”
“We didn’t have a choice!” she shrugged.
“We loved each other but then Daniel ended up marrying you. All because of his parents. What was I supposed to do?
His parents thought you were better than me. They never wanted him to marry me.”
I still don’t understand why Daniel married me despite knowing he was interested in another woman. He could’ve told his mother he didn’t want to marry me.
He didn’t have to ruin my life like this, did he?
That was the last time I saw Daniel’s face. I filed for divorce the very next day.
He kept messaging me, asking me to forgive him, but I was done. I couldn’t let him back into my life.
Not after what he’d done.
And the house? I decided to let him keep it. I hope one day he realizes that what he lost was far more valuable than that house.
Source: amomama
