{"id":6437,"date":"2025-03-05T23:40:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T23:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Local Reads\/?p=6437"},"modified":"2025-03-05T23:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T23:40:45","slug":"every-evening-my-husband-would-slip-out-of-our-hotel-room-and-cover-it-up-with-lies-until-one-night-i-decided-to-secretly-follow-him-and-uncover-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/Local Reads\/every-evening-my-husband-would-slip-out-of-our-hotel-room-and-cover-it-up-with-lies-until-one-night-i-decided-to-secretly-follow-him-and-uncover-the-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Every evening, my husband would slip out of our hotel room and cover it up with lies\u2014until one night, I decided to secretly follow him and uncover the truth"},"content":{"rendered":"
I woke up to find my husband, David, slipping out of our hotel room in the middle of the night. When I followed him, I discovered a secret that shattered our marriage.\n
David and I had been married for five years. Though we had a good life, I longed for children, something he always avoided discussing. When he suggested a vacation by the ocean, I thought it might be a fresh start.\n
The first night felt perfect, but in the middle of the night, I woke to find David sneaking out. I pretended to sleep and didn\u2019t confront him, but the next night, I followed him. To my shock, he met a blonde woman\u2014the hotel receptionist. They spoke briefly before he left with her.\n
The next morning, David was gone, having checked out early. He left without a word, and I felt abandoned. I later learned he had planned it all\u2014choosing that hotel for a reason.\n
Months later, while visiting my mom, I saw an ad for the same hotel. The blonde receptionist was in the picture. My mom recognized her as David\u2019s high school sweetheart. I realized David had orchestrated everything, leaving me behind for her.\n
I spent months grieving, but eventually, I rebuilt my life. I married Ryan, who loved me as I deserved, and together we had twins. Years later, I watched Ryan play with our children on the same beach, finally free of David\u2019s memory.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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