My Husband Claimed He Was Going to Work Every Morning, Until I Discovered He Had Been on Leave for a Week—Then I Followed Him and Saw Who He Was Secretly Meeting

had answered without thinking.

Perhaps he had been so accustomed to lying that the words came automatically.

Either possibility frightened me.

I typed a message.

I stopped by your office today.

My thumb hovered over the send button.

If I sent it, he might realize that I had discovered something was wrong. He might call his workplace, arrange an explanation, or find another way to hide whatever he was doing.

I deleted the message.

Then I typed another.

Hope your day is going well. Don’t forget your medication tonight.

I