Ava’s married life to Peter was far from ideal. They had their ups and downs, but

she still had a hard time letting go of him, until one day when she learned he had an affair with another woman.

It was almost past midnight when Peter returned home, all sweaty and tired, claiming he

was at work, working on a project. Ava knew he wasn’t telling the truth because he seemed

distant over the last couple of weeks. There was certainly more to his story that he wished his wife to know.

No matter how odd it felt, Ava decided to follow him the next day. Her heart was racing

and she questioned her decision, convincing herself that she should put more trust in her

husband’s words, but that felt harder said than done. Her intuition was telling

her something was going on, and she wanted to be fully aware of it.

When Peter made a stop away from his office and stood at a house’s door, Ava felt a pit in her stomach.

A nice-looking woman answered the door and gave Peter a hug. The two chatted for a couple of minutes before he entered the place.

Ava’s world crushed into a million pieces. Peter was having an affair, and that was the

obvious answer to his indifference towards her in the past couple of weeks.

Heartbroken, she contemplated her marriage to this man she believed she knew. But at that

point, he felt like a stranger, as someone she has never met before.

The obvious followed. Ava decided to confront Peter, and she did that once he returned home, again way later than he did in the past.

“Are you having an affair with that woman?” Ava asked, hoping to hear the truth, which

deep down she wished to be different than she felt it was. But Peter didn’t even try to deny it.

He said he did fell in love with someone else. What was supposed to be a one-night stand

turned into something deep and more meaningful for him. He confessed he fell in love with that other woman, but claimed he loved Ava as well.