My wife Emmie and I have been together for fifteen years, building a life filled with both joy and challenges. We have a lively ten-year-old daughter, Leila, who recently started talking about seeing a ghost in our home. At first, I thought it was just her imagination.
My job requires frequent travel, and Emmie has always been supportive, managing things at home while I’m away. On a recent business trip, I returned early and brought treats for Emmie and Leila. That’s when Leila shared her ghost story again — a mysterious man she saw near the stairs.
Later, I discovered an older man hiding in our closet. Both Emmie and I were shocked and confused, but Leila identified him as the “ghost” she had seen. It turned out the man, Tony, was my mother-in-law Marie’s secret companion. Marie confessed she’d been seeing Tony behind her husband’s back.
Emmie struggled with the secret, torn between protecting her father and dealing with her mother’s betrayal — all while keeping our daughter safe from the unsettling truth. I promised to support Emmie no matter what, even as the mystery left us uneasy.
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