I never expected following my ten-year-old son would uncover my husband’s secret life. It began when I overheard Liam warmly call someone else “Mom.” Curious and uneasy, I followed him the next day and watched in shock as a young woman embraced him and led him into a house I’d never seen.

Confronting her, I learned the truth: Melissa had been seeing my husband, Benjamin, for nearly a year. Liam had formed a bond with her during my constant business trips. Benjamin admitted the affair without remorse, blaming my absence.

Heartbroken, I walked out—leaving behind the life I thought I had built.

In the aftermath, Benjamin moved in with Melissa, and Liam chose to live with them. I was left alone, reeling from the betrayal. But in time, I made a change. I left my high-powered job to be closer to my son, hoping to rebuild our bond and find healing, one day at a time.