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Seven Years Abroad… My Husband Became Another Woman’s Perfect Husband
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00:00I never imagined that during the seven years my husband was working away from home,
00:05he had built another family with another woman.
00:09When I finally reached his workplace, an old man blocked my way.
00:14The moment I mentioned I was looking for Derek, his expression changed instantly.
00:19Why are you looking for my son-in-law?
00:20My mind went blank.
00:22For a second, I thought maybe it was just a coincidence of names.
00:26But then the workers nearby chose.
00:28Relax, Jensen.
00:29Derek is the most loyal husband around here.
00:32Cheating?
00:33Please, your son-in-law wouldn't even dare look at another woman.
00:38One of them nodded toward me.
00:39Maybe she's here on official business?
00:42Trying to stay calm, I pulled out a photo of Derek.
00:45I'm here on business.
00:46Is this the Derek you're talking about?
00:48The old man relaxed a little.
00:50Yeah, that's him.
00:51My son-in-law.
00:52My blood went cold.
00:55Before I could react, a well-dressed woman walked over with a warm smile.
01:00You're here to see Derek about work?
01:04You can go wait at our place.
01:08Our son had a fever.
01:09He took him to the city hospital.
01:12It felt like the ground collapsed under me.
01:16I stared at her, unable to breathe.
01:18I'm sorry.
01:20And you are?
01:22I'm Derek's wife, Megan.
01:25She was very friendly, always smiling, and casually waved for me to follow her.
01:32It's not safe for a woman to stay around here alone.
01:35Come with me.
01:37He won't be back anytime soon.
01:39She naturally grabbed my arm and started leading the way.
01:43Almost against my will, I followed her.
01:46Out of the corner of my eye, I studied her carefully.
01:49Her wheat-toned skin was rough from the sun.
01:52And even with makeup, you could still see faint freckles on her cheeks.
01:57But she looked noticeably younger than Derek.
02:00At least ten years younger.
02:02Wow.
02:03Someone from New York really does look different.
02:05Your skin is so good.
02:07She stared at my face openly, without any hesitation.
02:11There was clear admiration in her eyes.
02:13My husband has skin like yours, too.
02:15Soft and smooth.
02:17She laughed warmly, completely at ease.
02:19City people really are different.
02:21Good living, I guess.
02:23I forced a small, stiff smile and said nothing.
02:27But what did it matter?
02:28Even if I was beautiful, successful, and took care of everything at home, my husband was
02:33still secretly building another family behind my back.
02:37And he did it without hesitation, as if it meant nothing at all.
02:42I looked at the woman in front of me, a flood of emotions rising in my chest.
02:46Did she know Derek was already married?
02:49Did she know the person standing right in front of her was Derek's wife?
02:54She was very talkative, chatting nonstop the whole way.
02:58As we walked, a couple on a motorcycle passed by, and then slowed down when they saw us.
03:04The woman sitting on the back handed Megan a bag of chestnuts.
03:08Look at how thoughtful Derek is.
03:09Even while taking the kid to the hospital, he still made sure someone brought you chestnut.
03:14I'm starting to get jealous of you.
03:16Megan smiled like it was nothing.
03:17I forced a comment in.
03:18Your husband really treats you well.
03:20The woman on the motorcycle laughed.
03:22Treats her well?
03:22That's an understatement.
03:24She says go east, he won't even dare go west.
03:27The second Derek sees Megan, he's basically a whole different man.
03:31If she so much as frowns, he's already nervous.
03:34Oh, stop teasing me.
03:36But something sour started rising in my chest.
03:39It felt like the universe was playing some cruel joke on me.
03:43My husband, the highly educated man who always talked about equality in marriage,
03:49was out here being someone else's completely obedient husband.
03:55At that moment, I wanted to see him more than ever.
03:59I wanted to know how he could be two completely different men in front of different women.
04:06But a tiny part of me still hoped the Derek Megan was talking about was just someone with
04:12the same name as my husband.
04:14Megan's house is situated on a vast stretch of farmland.
04:18Even the house itself was a beautifully built villa with a swimming pool.
04:23This was built by Derek.
04:26Pretty nice, right?
04:28It's the only one like it in our town.
04:31He's also the first live-in son-in-law we've ever had here.
04:35My heart skipped.
04:37The words, live-in son-in-law, hit me like a punch I didn't expect.
04:43When we stepped into the living room, there was a large family photo hanging on the wall.
04:48A family of six, all smiling brightly.
04:51My throat tightened.
04:52Because our home had a photo like that too.
04:55But ours only had three people.
04:57A ten-year-old son, my husband, me.
05:00No daughter.
05:00The year he was assigned overseas.
05:03Trust me.
05:04It'll be at most two years.
05:06I'll find a way to come back.
05:09And when I do, if your health allows it, we'll have a second child.
05:13A complete family.
05:15No more distance between us.
05:19But he had been gone for seven years.
05:22Except for a few days every Christmas, I almost never saw him.
05:26Last year when he came home, I even brought up how I regretted never having a daughter.
05:32But he suddenly changed his tone and said,
05:34Times have changed.
05:36Smart people aren't having more kids.
05:38One child is enough.
05:39Why add unnecessary pressure?
05:42I had even believed he had changed his thinking.
05:45But now I understand.
05:48It wasn't a change of heart at all.
05:50He simply already had a complete family somewhere else.
05:55Just then, Megan's phone suddenly rang.
05:58My heart jumped straight into my throat.
06:00Was it Derek?
06:02And if it was, how was I supposed to face him?
06:05Megan gave me an apologetic smile and answered the call.
06:09Almost instantly, a familiar voice came through the phone.
06:13Baby, did you get home?
06:15Did you get the chestnuts I sent over?
06:17My mind went completely blank.
06:19I hadn't heard that familiar voice in a very long time.
06:24Megan lowered her voice and started acting spoiled with him.
06:29Our son's fine now, so hurry home.
06:32Your boss is still waiting at the house.
06:35My boss?
06:36I didn't get any notice.
06:38You sure you didn't run into some scammer?
06:41How could that happen?
06:43If you don't believe me, I'll let her talk to you.
06:45Then she looked at me expectantly.
06:48I forced a stiff smile and took the phone.
06:51What was I supposed to say?
06:53That I wasn't his boss?
06:55I was the wife who had come here to catch him cheating?
06:59That he had secretly built another family behind my back?
07:02Didn't he have anything to say to me?
07:05Just as my heart was pounding and I had no idea what to say, the phone suddenly died in
07:11my hand.
07:11Oh no, I'm so sorry.
07:13Your phone ran out of battery.
07:15I forced a stiff smile and handed it back so she could charge it.
07:18But halfway down the hall, Megan suddenly turned around and looked at me.
07:24Did she know?
07:25Did she already realize I wasn't Derek's boss?
07:28Did she know I was Derek's other wife?
07:31Almost forgot.
07:32The Wi-Fi password is 11913.
07:34Derek made it my birthday.
07:36Derek once told me there was no internet in this area.
07:39That's why only he could reach me.
07:41I could never reach him.
07:42I turned on my phone and connected to Megan's Wi-Fi.
07:46Full signal.
07:47I forced myself to stay calm.
07:50You two seem really happy together.
07:52I heard he's here for work.
07:54Aren't you worried he might get transferred back?
07:57No, not really.
07:58To be honest, he almost got transferred back this time.
08:01Derek pulled a lot of strings just to stay here again.
08:05He'll probably stay for another seven years.
08:07Until this whole project is done.
08:10Derek said he'd rather quit his job than go back.
08:15My heart felt like it had fallen straight off a cliff.
08:18So it wasn't the company forcing Derek to take another assignment.
08:21He chose it himself.
08:23Even though he knew.
08:25His mother was in the hospital after a stroke.
08:28His father had broken his leg.
08:30Both needed their son.
08:31Even though his little boy kept crying, missing him year after year.
08:37Even though I, his wife, was overwhelmed with work and family.
08:42Burned out to the point of being hospitalized more than once.
08:46Still, he lived a carefree life.
08:49Thousands of miles away with another woman.
08:52A cold shiver ran through me.
08:54Megan noticed and quickly turned on the heater.
08:56You must be cold.
08:58It'll warm up soon.
08:59Derek just bought this heater.
09:00Derek.
09:07We're the only house on this block with one.
09:09It's actually pretty expensive.
09:11I didn't even want it, but Derek insisted.
09:14He said he didn't want me freezing in winter.
09:19He seems a lot older than you.
09:21Was he married before?
09:23He's ten years older than me.
09:25Not divorced or anything.
09:26I just got really lucky.
09:28I am so lucky.
09:30Giving me a man like Derek.
09:32So mature.
09:33So attractive.
09:34He's the project manager here.
09:36Basically second in command.
09:37I never thought I'd end up marrying someone that capable.
09:41Meeting you was the luckiest thing in my life.
09:46An age gap is actually good.
09:48Older men know how to take care of people.
09:51Derek is responsible at work and even more responsible at home.
09:55He gives me his whole salary every month.
09:58Not a single cent missing.
09:59My chest tightened.
10:00I actually knew how much he made.
10:03His company's finance officer was my college roommate.
10:06Derek earns a high salary here.
10:07Almost $10,000 a month.
10:09But I never believed it.
10:11Because Derek had complained to me more than once that he didn't make enough.
10:15He even asked me to send him an extra $1,000 every month.
10:18Now everything finally made sense.
10:21He wasn't short on money.
10:22He was just giving every cent of it to this other home.
10:28He even treats my parents better than he treats me.
10:31My mom has a bad back, she said casually, pointing at a $20,000 massage chair.
10:36He bought it without even blinking.
10:37My dad loves drinking.
10:39He brings home cases of expensive liquor.
10:41Even $1,000 bottles of Louis-Thressy Cognac.
10:44A bitter taste rose in my throat.
10:46And strangely, I even felt a sting of pity for his real parents.
10:50Three months ago, his mother had a stroke.
10:52Derek, please, please come back.
10:53Mom is critical.
10:54She wants to see you.
10:59Mom will be fine.
11:01Good people are always protected.
11:05He ignored his real family completely.
11:08His parents, his child, me.
11:11And yet here he was.
11:12A perfect husband, perfect father, perfect son-in-law for another family.
11:17How ironic.
11:19Megan's phone rang.
11:20She didn't even bother stepping away.
11:21I could hear everything clearly since I was sitting right next to her.
11:25It was Derek.
11:27His voice was soft.
11:29The same tone he once used with me.
11:32Honey.
11:34Our son still has a fever.
11:36The doctor said he needs to stay overnight for observation.
11:39Can't sleep with you tonight.
11:40Be good, okay?
11:42Cover yourself with the blanket.
11:44Don't catch a cold.
11:44One day without you and I already feel off.
11:47Every word hit me like a knife.
11:50We had been married for 12 years.
11:53Only in the early years did he talk to me like that.
11:56Soft, sweet, caring.
11:58Now, he didn't even show that kind of care for our own son anymore.
12:02Time turned us into an old married couple.
12:05And now, we had become strangers who knew each other too well to pretend anymore.
12:12She hung up.
12:13Megan turned to me with a smile, about to say something, then paused.
12:18Oh right, I didn't even ask your name.
12:20Avery.
12:22That's such a pretty name.
12:23It suits you.
12:24She was still warm, still talkative, just like before.
12:27Even now, I couldn't help thinking.
12:28She was probably just like me, another woman kept in the dark.
12:33By the way, Derek won't be back tonight.
12:35Why don't you stay over?
12:35You can talk to him about work tomorrow.
12:40Okay.
12:42At dinner, I finally met their daughter.
12:44She looked so much like Derek.
12:46Megan's parents weren't as warm to me.
12:49Just polite on the surface.
12:50Their eyes lingered on me.
12:52Guarded.
12:53Almost suspicious.
12:54At the table, all they talked about was Derek.
12:56The way they said his name.
12:57He wasn't just a son-in-law.
13:00He was their son.
13:01He had moved into their family, taking care of them like his own parents.
13:06Even their farm was running perfectly because of him.
13:09Derek is the backbone of this family.
13:12We can't do anything without him.
13:15Something sharp lodged in my throat.
13:17And it wouldn't go away.
13:20That night, Megan put me in a guest room next to her parents.
13:23After the lights went out, I couldn't sleep.
13:26I could hear her parents whispering in the next room for a long time.
13:30After going back and forth in my head, I finally made a decision.
13:34I sent an anonymous report to Derek's company.
13:37With evidence.
13:39Then, I texted my younger brother.
13:41You'll have to come get Derek.
13:43He broke the law.
13:44He's a cop.
13:45It didn't make me feel better.
13:47Not even close.
13:49But it was something I had to do.
13:51For myself.
13:52And for the ending he deserved.
13:54The next morning, Megan handed me some of her clothes.
13:57I looked at the down jacket she brought over.
13:59White.
14:00Fitted.
14:00Long.
14:01A Canada goose.
14:03Close to a thousand dollars.
14:04I had looked at that same jacket all winter.
14:07Went back to the store.
14:08Again and again.
14:10Not because I couldn't afford it.
14:11But I had parents to take care of.
14:13A child to raise.
14:14I had to plan every dollar.
14:16I used to complain to Derek.
14:19Other husbands buy clothes for their wives.
14:22We've been together for years.
14:23And you've never bought me anything.
14:25You have all the money.
14:26Just buy whatever you want.
14:28I'm afraid I'll pick the wrong thing.
14:30I don't know women's clothes.
14:32Turns out, it wasn't that he didn't know how.
14:34He just didn't want to buy anything for me.
14:37At breakfast, she kept going on about how good Derek was to her.
14:42Then she asked what life in New York was like.
14:45She even asked me.
14:48So, how have you been?
14:50I gave a faint smile.
14:52I'm okay.
14:54Just, my husband isn't as devoted as yours.
14:57She grinned, clearly pleased.
15:00By noon, the door suddenly opened.
15:02Derek's familiar voice came in.
15:04Honey, I'm back.
15:06Megan and I both stood up from the couch at the same time and looked at him.
15:10I spoke first.
15:11Which wife are you calling?
15:13Husband.
15:15Derek's face froze.
15:16He stood there, holding a five-year-old boy, his illegitimate son, completely stunned.
15:22The child in his arms just stared at us, scared and silent.
15:26I looked straight into his eyes, not blinking.
15:30So many questions burned inside me.
15:32Why would he do this to me?
15:33To our child?
15:35To his own parents?
15:36He was an only son, raised with everything his parents had.
15:40Built his life on their sacrifices.
15:43And yet behind all of us, he became a live-in son-in-law on this farm, living another life
15:49entirely.
15:50I could never understand him.
15:52And I could never forgive him.
15:54The first to break the silence was Megan.
15:57She screamed.
15:58What do you mean?
16:00What are you talking about?
16:02Her smile finally disappeared.
16:05Tears started falling instantly.
16:07Why is she calling you husband?
16:10Derek froze again.
16:11Then he quickly put the child down and stepped forward.
16:14Standing between me and Megan, he hesitated.
16:18I can explain everything.
16:20Explain what?
16:21Explain how we've been married for 12 years and you've had a seven-year affair?
16:26Or explain how the man who has a wife is now another woman's obedient husband?
16:31And planning to divorce me so you can give her a real title?
16:35Every word I said hit like a blade.
16:38I stared at him, forcing him into silence.
16:41Forcing him into truth.
16:43Derek finally lowered his head.
16:44I didn't mean for it.
16:46I'm sorry.
16:48Megan broke down instantly.
16:49You didn't mean it?
16:50Derek, what are you saying?
16:52What am I to you?
16:54Are you leaving me?
16:55She was crying, screaming, falling apart.
16:58And just like that, Derek turned toward her.
17:01Megan, that's not what I meant.
17:03I'm sorry.
17:05Please, give me time to handle this.
17:08My husband, holding another woman right in front of me.
17:12My chest felt like it was being torn open.
17:14I stepped forward, my voice shaking with anger.
17:19So what do you mean?
17:20He let go of her immediately, frozen again, trapped between us.
17:24No courage left to hold either side.
17:27Then, my phone rang.
17:28A video call from my father-in-law.
17:31Without hesitation, I answered.
17:34Avery, have you seen Derek?
17:36My father-in-law's face filled the screen, smiling with hope.
17:39He hadn't seen his only son in almost two years.
17:42I switched the camera to the back and raised my phone.
17:45The wall behind me showed a family photo.
17:47I saw him.
17:49And I also saw his new wife.
17:51New son, new daughter.
17:53And his new in-laws.
17:56This is his new home.
17:58He's a live-in son-in-law here now.
18:00My voice shook with anger, especially on the last words.
18:03My father-in-law froze.
18:05His face turned pale with shock.
18:07I turned the camera toward Derek and Megan.
18:09Dad, look.
18:10This is your good son.
18:12And his new family.
18:13Derek!
18:14Is this what you've done?
18:15Do you even care about me or your mom at all?
18:19Are you trying to drive me to my grave?
18:22Derek snapped.
18:23He grabbed my phone.
18:25Turn it off!
18:26Stop filming!
18:27Just say what you're filming!
18:29Just say what you want directly!
18:31My father-in-law shouted.
18:32I don't have a son like you.
18:35Before anyone could respond,
18:38Megan's parents came back through the door.
18:40So Derek married and had a child with my daughter.
18:43That just proves he can't live with you.
18:45You two should break it off clean.
18:47Don't even think about taking him away.
18:49Derek has been part of our family since he came here.
18:51I've always treated him like my own son.
18:53He and Megan are happy together.
18:55There's no way they're separating.
18:57I turned to Derek.
18:58So what are you saying?
18:59He stayed silent, staring down at his shoes.
19:03Only after I kept looking at him, did he slowly raise his head.
19:07Hesitating, he finally asked,
19:09Do you still want me?
19:12Do you still want me?
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