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Learn English through Stories Level 3 ⭐ The Wife's Secret - Emotional English Story for Listening Practice  My name is Audrey. I am thirty-six years old. I live with my husband Peter. He is forty-one years old. We have a son. His name is Chester. He is nine years old. Peter and I have been married for twelve years. We are happy, or at least we used to be. Peter works hard. He is a good father and husband. #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 Audrey. I am 36 years old.

00:05I live with my husband, Peter. He is 41 years old.

00:11We have a son. His name is Chester. He is 9 years old.

00:18Peter and I have been married for 12 years.

00:22We are happy, or at least we used to be.

00:26We have a nice life, a house and a garden.

00:31Peter works hard. He is a good father and husband.

00:37Six months ago, we hired Ronald. Ronald works for us.

00:42He cleans the house and takes care of the garden.

00:46He also helps with Chester. He is nice and quiet.

00:51He always smiles. At first, I did not think much about him.

00:56He was just there to help us.

01:00One evening, I came home late from work.

01:03Peter was not home. He was still working.

01:07Chester was asleep.

01:10Ronald was sitting in the kitchen. He was reading a book.

01:14I sat with him. We talked.

01:16He told me about his life.

01:20He is from another city.

01:22He came here for work.

01:24He has no family here and lives alone.

01:27We talked for a long time that night.

01:30After that, things began to change.

01:34One night, Peter had to go on a business trip.

01:39He was away for three days.

01:41It was just me, Chester, and Ronald.

01:45On the first night, we had dinner together.

01:49After Chester went to bed, I sat with Ronald again.

01:54We talked like before.

01:57We laughed.

01:58He made me feel good.

02:00I liked talking to him.

02:02Then something happened.

02:05I kissed Ronald.

02:07It was just a small kiss, but it felt big.

02:10I pulled away and told him it was a mistake.

02:13He said nothing.

02:15He just looked at me.

02:18That night, I couldn't sleep.

02:21I felt so bad.

02:23I kept thinking about Peter.

02:25What had I done?

02:27I loved Peter.

02:29I still do.

02:31But something was different now.

02:33I had kissed Ronald, and I couldn't take it back.

02:38I told myself it would never happen again.

02:42I promised myself it was just one mistake.

02:46But a few days later, it happened again.

02:50Peter was still away.

02:52I was alone with Ronald.

02:55This time, we kissed for a long time.

02:59It wasn't just a small kiss.

03:01It was real.

03:02And I didn't stop it.

03:06Now, I didn't know what to do.

03:09I was scared.

03:11I had a big secret.

03:13I didn't want to tell Peter.

03:15He would be so angry.

03:18He would never forgive me.

03:20But I didn't know how to stop what was happening with Ronald.

03:24Every time I saw him, I felt something strong.

03:31It was like a fire inside me.

03:34I couldn't control it.

03:36Days passed, and everything got normal.

03:41Peter didn't know anything.

03:43He came home from his trip, and life went on as usual.

03:49I cooked dinner.

03:51We watched TV.

03:52We played with Chester.

03:55But inside, I felt different.

03:59I was keeping a secret.

04:01And it was heavy.

04:03I couldn't tell anyone.

04:05Ronald still worked for us.

04:09He was good with Chester.

04:12He was always polite to Peter.

04:15When we were all together, everything looked normal.

04:18But when Peter wasn't around, things were different.

04:24Ronald and I would look at each other.

04:28We didn't talk about what happened, but we didn't need to.

04:33We both knew.

04:35I felt guilty all the time.

04:38When I kissed my husband, I thought about Ronald.

04:42When I was with Chester, I thought about the secret.

04:47It was always there in my mind, and it was getting bigger every day.

04:54I couldn't sleep at night.

04:56I stayed awake, thinking about my mistake.

05:01I thought about telling Peter.

05:04I wanted to tell him, but I was scared.

05:07What would he say?

05:09What would he do?

05:10I didn't want to lose him.

05:14I didn't want to hurt him.

05:16But I had already hurt him, even if he didn't know.

05:21One night, I was lying in bed next to my husband, Peter.

05:26He was sleeping.

05:28I looked at him and felt so sad.

05:32He didn't know what I had done.

05:35He trusted me.

05:36He loved me.

05:37And I had broken that trust.

05:41I wanted to cry, but I didn't.

05:45I just lay there, thinking about my mistake.

05:49A few weeks later, something changed.

05:53I found out that Peter was also hiding something from me.

05:58He had been seeing someone else.

06:01I didn't know who she was, but I knew he was meeting her in secret.

06:06I saw messages on his phone.

06:10They were from a woman.

06:13At first, I was angry.

06:15How could he do this to me?

06:18I was his wife.

06:19But then I realized I had done the same thing.

06:24I was no better than him.

06:27We were both living a lie.

06:29Now, everything was even more complicated.

06:32We were both keeping secrets.

06:37I didn't know what to do.

06:39Should I tell him about Ronald?

06:42Should I ask him about the woman?

06:44Or should we both keep quiet and pretend everything was fine?

06:49One night, I made a decision.

06:54I couldn't live like this anymore.

06:56I couldn't keep the secret.

06:59It was too heavy.

07:01I had to tell my husband the truth.

07:04Even if it hurt him.

07:06Even if it ended our marriage.

07:09I couldn't lie anymore.

07:11I sat down with him after dinner.

07:14Chester was asleep.

07:16Ronald had gone home for the night.

07:19I looked at Peter and took a deep breath.

07:22Peter, I need to tell you something, I said.

07:26He looked at me, confused.

07:29What is it?

07:30He asked.

07:32I've been seeing someone, I said.

07:35I couldn't look him in the eye.

07:37There was silence.

07:39Then he spoke.

07:40Who?

07:42I told him everything.

07:43I told him about Ronald, about the kiss, about the nights when he was away.

07:51I was afraid he would leave.

07:54I was afraid he would yell.

07:56But he didn't.

07:58At last he spoke.

08:00I've been seeing someone, too, he said.

08:04Now it was my turn to be silent.

08:07I didn't know what to say.

08:09It began a few months ago.

08:13I didn't mean for it to happen, Audrey.

08:16But it did.

08:18I'm sorry, he said.

08:21We both sat there not knowing what to do.

08:24We had both made mistakes.

08:27We had both hurt each other.

08:30But now, there were no more secrets.

08:32We decided to talk, really talk.

08:38We spoke about our marriage, about our mistakes, and about what we wanted.

08:45It wasn't easy, but we both agreed that we still loved each other.

08:51We didn't want to end our marriage.

08:53We wanted to try and fix it.

08:57The next day, we made some changes.

09:01We let Ronald go.

09:02It was not easy, but it was the right thing to do.

09:08Months passed, and slowly, things got better.

09:13Peter and I worked on our marriage.

09:16We spent more time together.

09:18We talked more.

09:20We were honest with each other.

09:22When Ronald left, it felt strange at home.

09:27The house felt quiet.

09:29Chester missed him.

09:32He asked where Ronald had gone.

09:35I told him Ronald had found another job.

09:38It was the hardest part of all this.

09:42Trying to keep the truth from my son.

09:47Peter and I went to marriage counseling once a week.

09:50At first, it was hard.

09:53We had to talk about our mistakes, our feelings, and why we both did what we did.

10:03The counselor asked questions that made me think about things I didn't want to think about.

10:10Why did you kiss Ronald, the counselor asked me.

10:15I didn't know how to answer.

10:18I loved Peter, but I still kissed Ronald.

10:22Why did I do it?

10:24I told the counselor that I felt alone.

10:28Peter was always working.

10:30He was always busy.

10:32I felt like we were living separate lives.

10:35Ronald made me feel seen.

10:39He made me feel special.

10:41Peter looked hurt when I said that.

10:44But it was the truth.

10:45We both needed to hear the truth.

10:49After I told Peter about Ronald,

10:52he didn't trust me the same way.

10:55He didn't say it out loud.

10:57But I could feel it.

10:59If I came home late,

11:02he would ask where I had been.

11:06If I was on my phone,

11:08he would look at me differently.

11:10I couldn't blame him.

11:12I didn't trust him completely either.

11:16Not after learning about the other woman.

11:20The counselor told us that trust takes time.

11:24She told us we had to be patient.

11:28I wanted things to go back to normal,

11:31but I knew it would take time.

11:35Every day,

11:36I worked hard to show Peter that I was sorry,

11:40that I loved him,

11:42and that I wanted to make things right.

11:46Peter did the same.

11:48He started coming home early from work.

11:51We had dinner together as a family more often.

11:56One day,

11:57I asked Peter about the woman he had been seeing.

12:02I hadn't asked before

12:03because I was afraid of what he might say,

12:07but now I needed to know.

12:10Who was she?

12:12I asked him one night after Chester went to bed.

12:16Peter didn't want to speak about it,

12:20but I needed to hear the truth.

12:24Her name is Imogen.

12:26She works at my office,

12:28he said.

12:29My heart broke when he said her name.

12:33I didn't want to know anymore,

12:35but I had to ask,

12:37do you still see her?

12:40No,

12:41it ended before you told me about Ronald,

12:44Peter said quickly.

12:46That made me feel a little better,

12:48but it still hurt.

12:52Peter had been seeing someone else

12:55while I was at home

12:56taking care of Chester,

12:59thinking everything was fine.

13:02It wasn't fair,

13:05but then again,

13:06I had done the same thing.

13:09We sat in silence for a while.

13:12Then Peter spoke again.

13:15I'm sorry, Audrey.

13:16I made a mistake.

13:18I love you,

13:19and I don't want to lose you.

13:22I love you too,

13:24I said,

13:25and I meant it.

13:27We both had made mistakes,

13:29but we both wanted to fix things.

13:33Months passed.

13:35Peter and I began to trust each other again.

13:40Chester was growing up fast.

13:42He didn't ask about Ronald anymore.

13:45He was happy,

13:46and he loved spending time with us.

13:51We played games,

13:52went to the zoo,

13:54and had fun together as a family.

13:57It felt good to be together again.

14:01But there were still hard days.

14:04Some days,

14:05I would think about Ronald

14:07and feel guilty.

14:10Some days,

14:11I would wonder if Peter thought about Imogen.

14:15One year after everything happened,

14:20Peter and I took a trip together,

14:23just the two of us.

14:25Chester stayed with my sister.

14:28Peter and I went to a small beach for a weekend.

14:32It was the first time we had been alone together in a long time.

14:38The trip was good for us.

14:41We both wanted to stay together.

14:45We wanted to make our marriage work.

14:49On the last night of the trip,

14:52Peter surprised me with something.

14:55He pulled out a small box from his pocket.

14:59Inside was a new wedding ring.

15:01I want us to start fresh.

15:05A new ring for a new start,

15:07Peter said.

15:08Tears filled my eyes.

15:11I love you, Peter,

15:13I said.

15:15I love you too, Audrey,

15:17he replied.

15:18Now,

15:20Peter and I are closer than ever.

15:22I'm not proud of what I did with Ronald,

15:25and I know Peter isn't proud of what he did with Imogen.

15:31But we learned from our mistakes,

15:34and we became stronger because of them.

15:39Now,

15:39I feel happy and at peace.

15:43Our home is full of love and laughter.

15:46We're not perfect,

15:48but we're real,

15:49and that's what matters.

15:53Marriage is something you have to work on every day.

15:57It can be hard,

15:59but if you truly love someone,

16:03every effort feels worth it.

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