I was driving past my brother’s house and decided to drop in, but at the entrance I saw my wife’s car: I slowly walked to the window to understand what they were doing there—and I was horrified

I was driving past my brother’s house and decided to drop in, but at the entrance I saw my wife’s car: I slowly walked to the window to understand what they were doing there—and I was horrified. 

I was heading home after a long day at work when I noticed a familiar house—my brother’s. We hadn’t seen each other for a long time, and since it was on my way, I thought: why not stop by, chat a bit, have a coffee like in the old days.

But as soon as I arrived at his gate, I noticed a car parked in front of his house. My heart stopped. It was my wife’s car.
I didn’t even check the license plate—I just stood there, staring, unable to believe my eyes.

At first I tried to convince myself it was just a coincidence: maybe she had come by to drop something off, maybe she had other business. But the longer I stood there, the faster my heart pounded.

I decided to call her.
— “Hi, where are you?”
— “Hi,” she answered calmly, “I’m at a friend’s, we’ll hang out a bit, then I’ll head home. Don’t worry, I’ll be back in an hour.”
— “At a friend’s?” I asked again, trying to keep my voice steady.
— “Yeah, everything’s fine.” — And the call ended.

I was standing in front of my brother’s house and I didn’t know what to think. If she had just come for something innocent, why lie about being at a friend’s? Something inside me whispered: this is no coincidence. I needed to find out the truth.

I moved closer, trying not to make a sound. Warm light was shining through the window. I looked inside—and what I saw shocked me. 

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My wife was sitting on the sofa, her face covered in tears, her eyes red. Next to her was my brother, quietly holding her hand and saying something comforting.

— “I can’t hide this from him anymore,” she said through her tears. “It’s wrong. The child isn’t his… He could find out at any moment.”

My brother leaned in closer and said quietly but firmly:

— “You must stay silent. Otherwise you will destroy his life, your marriage, and our relationship forever.”

I felt dizzy; my heart was pounding so hard that I had trouble breathing. I don’t even remember how I approached the window and knocked.

Both of them jumped. My wife turned pale, my brother froze—as if he had seen a ghost.

We looked at each other—three people bound by a lie that none of us wanted to talk about.

And now I don’t know how to go on living, or how to forgive them.