Before a work trip, I witnessed my stepmother searching through my suitcase and then placing something inside. When I realized what it was, I was stunned.
I occasionally travel for work because I work for a big corporation. My stepmother disliked my trips, but my spouse never had any problems with them. Particularly the fact that she had to cook, clean, or tend to her son while I was away.
She never truly liked me from the beginning. She had a friend whose daughter, in her opinion, was the “ideal daughter-in-law.” She had a dream that her son would wed this girl, so she wasn’t happy that he picked me. Since our marriage, everything she has done has looked to be an effort to keep us apart.
She was searching through my suitcase one day, right before one of my business trips. Despite my disbelief, I waited to respond, watching in silence to see what she would do.
At that moment, I witnessed her surreptitiously slipping something inside my suitcase from her pocket.
My eyes were unbelievable. I chose to covertly record the incident in order to have documentation of what was happening because it was so odd. When I examined my suitcase in the morning before I left, I discovered something startling.
When I realized what she had snuck into my belongings, I was paralyzed.
She slipped a compromising message, a man’s tie, and exquisite lingerie inconspicuously, believing no one could see her.
I had recorded everything and shown my husband the footage.
Though I wasn’t sure how he would respond, I had to speak up.
Without saying anything, I gave him my phone. He remained silent as he viewed the footage.
His expression changed from incredulity to rage to intense despair.
He muttered: “I apologize. I had no idea she would go so far.
We had a lengthy, heart-to-heart conversation.
It was our war, not just mine.
He told me he had had enough after taking my hand.
Enough of her poisoning and deception.
We packed our suitcases a few days later.
We went to live somewhere else.
