During my husband’s company gala, our daughter suddenly cried out, “Mom, look—there’s the woman with the worms!” – What I discovered next shattered me.
I thought our marriage was unbreakable — until our daughter revealed a secret that shattered everything.
Mark and I had been married for seven years. We were the picture-perfect couple, raising a miracle daughter after years of infertility. Life seemed good — until his promotion party changed everything.
That night, our daughter Sophie pointed to a woman at the event and blurted, “That’s the lady with the worms!” Confused, I asked what she meant. Her innocent reply: “In her house… on her bed. Daddy said not to tell you.”
My world stopped. That “lady” was Tina, my husband’s coworker — someone I’d always felt was a little too close to him.
When confronted, Mark gave clumsy excuses about curlers and forgotten paperwork. But Sophie had already exposed the truth — he had taken her to Tina’s place and told her to lie. I later confirmed everything from Tina herself.
So I walked away. Calmly. Quietly. With dignity.
Now, I’m rebuilding. I sleep better. I laugh with Sophie. And when she asks why Daddy doesn’t live with us anymore, I simply say:
“Because he lied about the worms.”
She nods. “I’m glad we have no worms.”
Me too, baby. Me too.
