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Learn English through Stories Level 3 ⭐ The Wife Who Lied - Graded Reader | English Audio Podcast  My name is Jemima. I am thirty-nine years old. I am married. My husband's name is Trevor. He is forty years old. Trevor works hard every day. He has a good job. He loves me very much. He never speaks in an angry voice. We are happy. But there is there is something that Trevor does not know. It is a very big secret.   #englishlearning #LanguageMastery #learnenglishthroughstory   #gradedreaderlevel3 #learnenglishthroughstorylevel3 #ieltspreparation  #improveyourenglish #ielts_listening   #englishstorywithsubtitle #englishstorywithsubtites #englishlisteningpractice #englishaudiobook #gradedreader #englishstories #learnenglishthroughstories #englishstory  #englishstoryforlisteningtoimproveenglish #listeningenglishstory #englishstoryforlistening #gradedreader #learnenglishonline #bestenglishstory #bestenglishstories

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00:00My name is Jemima. I am 39 years old. I am married. My husband's name is Trevor. He is 40 years old.

00:10He is a very kind man. Many people tell me I am lucky to have him. This is true. Trevor works hard every day. He has a good job.

00:21He always helps me. He loves me very much. He never speaks in an angry voice. We are happy. Our life together is good.

00:34We enjoy spending time with each other. We visit our families on weekends. But there is something that Trevor does not know.

00:45It is a very big secret. No one knows about it. I feel worried sometimes. It makes me feel alone.

00:56I wish I could tell Trevor. I wish I could share everything with him. But I cannot. Trevor thinks he knows everything about me.

01:07He thinks we share everything. But he does not know this one big thing. What will happen if he finds out?

01:18Will he still love me? Will he be angry? Sad? Will he leave me? I want to be honest. But the secret keeps me quiet.

01:28The truth is, I cannot stop buying things. I buy new clothes, new shoes, new bags, and new makeup. I want them all.

01:42Every time I feel sad or nervous, I go to the shops. Sometimes I buy things online. When the packages arrive, I feel happy.

01:52For a few minutes, I forget my worries. But this good feeling does not last long. Soon, I feel very guilty.

02:04I know I should not buy so many things. So I start to hide what I buy. I put the shopping bags under our bed.

02:15Trevor knows I like to shop sometimes. He knows I enjoy new things.

02:22But he does not know how much I buy. He does not know about the hidden bags and boxes.

02:31He thinks our money is fine. Because of all my shopping, our debt is getting bigger. We have many bills to pay.

02:42At night, when Trevor is asleep, I take out the bills. I look at the long list of money we have to pay.

02:51My hands shake. My hands shake. My heart beats fast.

02:56I worry about our future. I worry about Trevor.

03:00I tell myself every day,

03:03Jemima, you must stop buying things.

03:07But tomorrow came and I would shop again.

03:11Every month, Trevor asked about our money.

03:14He trusted me. He trusted me. He believed I handled our bills well. He thought everything was fine.

03:22I always smiled and told him,

03:26Yes, Trevor, everything is okay. But nothing was okay.

03:31I was not telling him the truth.

03:34The debt from shopping grew bigger.

03:37Trevor, I had to find new ways to pay.

03:40So, I started opening new credit cards.

03:45Trevor did not know.

03:47I also borrowed more money.

03:50I did not tell my husband about these things.

03:53I knew this was wrong.

03:55I knew it will hurt Trevor.

03:58Trevor believed I was an honest wife.

04:01This made me feel very bad.

04:04I loved him very much.

04:07He deserved an honest wife.

04:10One evening, Trevor came home early.

04:14He looked tired.

04:16He put his bag down.

04:18Then his eyes moved to the corner.

04:21Three big unopened boxes sat there.

04:25I had planned to hide them later.

04:28I tried to stand in front of them.

04:31Oh, these are just some things for the house.

04:34I sighed quickly.

04:37Trevor looked at the boxes.

04:39Then at me.

04:40He walked closer and picked up a box.

04:44He pulled the tape.

04:45Inside, there was a dress with the price tag still on it.

04:51Trevor held the dress.

04:53He did not look angry.

04:55His face became very, very sad.

04:59The secret was out.

05:00He put the dress back in the box.

05:03He looked at the other two boxes.

05:06Then he looked at me again.

05:08Jemima, he said.

05:10How many more are there?

05:12Not just here, but everywhere.

05:15I could not breathe.

05:18I could not move.

05:19Tears filled my eyes.

05:22I sat down on the sofa.

05:23I knew I had to tell him.

05:26I began to speak.

05:29I told him about the new credit cards.

05:33I told him about the growing debt.

05:35I told him how scared I was every day.

05:38I told him I tried to stop.

05:42But I just could not.

05:44I told him everything.

05:47I waited for him to shout.

05:50I waited for him to be angry.

05:53I waited for him to leave me.

05:56I thought our life together was over.

05:59I thought he would hate me.

06:01But he just stood there listening.

06:03His face was still sad.

06:07But he did not yell.

06:09He took my hand.

06:10Jemima, he said.

06:12Why?

06:13Why did you shop so much?

06:16I tried to explain.

06:18I said,

06:19Sometimes I feel empty inside.

06:22When I buy new things,

06:24I feel alive.

06:26I feel happy.

06:27But then the good feeling goes away.

06:30And I need to buy more.

06:33He listened to every word.

06:35Then he looked into my eyes.

06:38We will face this together.

06:40He said,

06:40I was so surprised.

06:43I thought he would fight with me.

06:46Be angry at me.

06:47But he was so kind to me.

06:50He told me I was not alone.

06:54He said that we would find a way to fix this problem.

06:58He said that we would make a plan to pay back the money.

07:03I realized that Trevor was not just my husband.

07:07He was my best friend and my biggest support.

07:13He showed me that true love means staying even when things are very difficult.

07:20We would face our problems together just as he said.

07:24We sat at our kitchen table.

07:28Many papers were on the table.

07:30These were all the bills.

07:33There were bills from different credit cards.

07:36I felt very sad.

07:39I felt ashamed of what I had done.

07:42But Trevor did not say angry words.

07:45He just looked at the numbers.

07:48We began to make a plan.

07:50First, we cut up all the credit cards.

07:54Then, we made a budget.

07:57A budget is a plan for how to use money.

08:00We wrote down all our income.

08:04We wrote down all our expenses.

08:07We saw how much money we needed to pay each month.

08:12The debt was very big.

08:14It would take a long time to pay it all back.

08:19Sometimes when I felt sad, I still wanted to go shopping.

08:24But then I remembered my husband's sad eyes.

08:28I knew I had to be honest now.

08:32Trevor saw that I was trying.

08:35But it was still a big fight for me.

08:38Week by week, I felt a change.

08:40Now, when I felt sad, I did not go to the shops.

08:47Instead, I called Trevor.

08:49We talked about my day or his day.

08:52Talking helped me feel less alone.

08:57The debt was still there.

08:58But now we faced it together.

09:01We know we will finish it one day.

09:05Trevor and I became closer than before.

09:08We spent more time together.

09:11We talked about our future.

09:14We shared our feelings.

09:17We learned that happiness does not come from buying new things.

09:23It comes from being together and sharing life.

09:29Sometimes it was hard to say no to things.

09:32But we did it.

09:34Trevor was always there for me.

09:36And I was there for him.

09:39I felt thankful for Trevor.

09:42His kindness and his love helped us through everything.

09:48Today, Trevor is still my husband.

09:51He is also my best friend.

09:54He is the person I love most in the world.

09:58We are still working to pay off the money we owe.

10:02It is a long journey.

10:03But we are doing it together.

10:06This is my story.

10:08It is a story about second chance.

10:11Trevor gave me that second chance.

10:14His love helped me heal.

10:17I am a different person now.

10:20I am more honest and truly happy.

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