His Wife, Her Lover, Their Daughter

His Wife, Her Lover, Their Daughter

Gavin

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The first time I knew my marriage was over was when I saw my wife Angela and our daughter Chaney laughing with Giovanni Brown at the private airfield. For ten years, I had been the perfect political husband, sacrificing my music career to be a stay-at-home dad and Angela' s smiling prop. Then, this morning, I found the hotel receipts. Dozens of them, stretching back a decade, always two rooms booked but only one used, always on nights she was supposedly at a "political retreat" with her campaign manager, Giovanni. My world shattered. At the airfield, Angela adjusted Giovanni' s tie, her smile warm and intimate, a smile I hadn' t seen in years. Chaney held Giovanni' s hand, looking up at him with adoration. I was the intruder. When I confronted them, Angela' s face paled, then flushed with anger, not shame. Chaney scowled, screaming, "Daddy, you' re embarrassing us!" She then delivered the final, killing strike, clinging to Giovanni and yelling, "You' re just a useless stay-at-home dad! Uncle Gio helps Mommy with important things!" The humiliation was a physical thing, hot and suffocating. Angela didn' t defend me; she agreed. I realized I was just a service provider, a convenient accessory they no longer needed. They thought I was nothing without them. They were about to find out just how wrong they were.

Chapter 1

The first time I knew my marriage was over was when I saw my wife Angela and our daughter Chaney laughing with Giovanni Brown at the private airfield. For ten years, I had been the perfect political husband, sacrificing my music career to be a stay-at-home dad and Angela' s smiling prop.

Then, this morning, I found the hotel receipts. Dozens of them, stretching back a decade, always two rooms booked but only one used, always on nights she was supposedly at a "political retreat" with her campaign manager, Giovanni. My world shattered.

At the airfield, Angela adjusted Giovanni' s tie, her smile warm and intimate, a smile I hadn' t seen in years. Chaney held Giovanni' s hand, looking up at him with adoration. I was the intruder. When I confronted them, Angela' s face paled, then flushed with anger, not shame. Chaney scowled, screaming, "Daddy, you' re embarrassing us!" She then delivered the final, killing strike, clinging to Giovanni and yelling, "You' re just a useless stay-at-home dad! Uncle Gio helps Mommy with important things!"

The humiliation was a physical thing, hot and suffocating. Angela didn' t defend me; she agreed. I realized I was just a service provider, a convenient accessory they no longer needed.

They thought I was nothing without them. They were about to find out just how wrong they were.

Chapter 1

The first time I knew my marriage was over was when I saw my wife Angela and our daughter Chaney laughing with Giovanni Brown at the private airfield.

I wasn't supposed to be there. I was supposed to be at home, packing the last of their things for their "family" vacation to Aspen.

A vacation I wasn't invited on.

For ten years, I had been the perfect political husband. I gave up my career as a music producer, a damn good one, to be a stay-at-home dad and Angela's smiling prop at fundraisers. I managed the household, I raised our daughter, and I made sure Angela's life was a seamless, well-oiled machine so she could climb the political ladder from City Council to her current mayoral race.

I thought my sacrifice meant something. I thought it was for us. For our family.

Then, this morning, I found the hotel receipts. Dozens of them, stretching back a decade. Always two rooms booked, but only one ever used. Always on nights she was supposedly at a "political retreat" with her campaign manager, Giovanni.

My world didn't just crack. It shattered.

The man I had welcomed into my home, the man my daughter called "Uncle Gio," had been sleeping with my wife since Chaney was a baby.

The realization was a cold, heavy weight in my gut. I threw some clothes in a bag, drove like a madman to the airfield, my hands shaking on the steering wheel. I had to see it. I had to be sure.

And there they were.

Angela, my beautiful, ambitious wife, was adjusting Giovanni's tie, her fingers lingering on his chest. Her smile was one I hadn't seen directed at me in years-warm, genuine, intimate.

Our ten-year-old daughter, Chaney, stood beside them, holding Giovanni's hand, not Angela's. She looked up at him with pure adoration. They looked like the perfect family. I was the intruder.

I walked toward them, my footsteps loud on the tarmac.

"Angela."

Her head snapped up. The warmth in her eyes vanished, replaced by ice.

"Alex? What are you doing here? You're going to make us late."

Chaney dropped Giovanni's hand and scowled at me. "Daddy, you're embarrassing us."

I ignored her, my eyes locked on Giovanni. He had a smug, knowing look on his face. The look of a man who had won.

"I think I have a right to be here," I said, my voice dangerously calm. "Considering my wife is going on vacation with the man she's been sleeping with for ten years."

The air went still.

Angela's face paled, then flushed with anger. It wasn't the shame of being caught. It was the fury of being challenged.

"Don't be ridiculous, Alex."

"Am I?" I looked at Giovanni. "Who are you to my family, Giovanni? The campaign manager? The family friend? Or the man who's been sharing my wife's bed?"

Giovanni slicked his hair back, a perfect picture of condescending calm. "Alex, you're overwrought. The campaign has been stressful for everyone."

"Don't you dare patronize me," I spat.

Angela stepped in front of Giovanni, shielding him. "Stop it, Alex! You're making a scene. Giovanni is my most trusted advisor. He's more of a partner to me than you've ever been."

Those words hit me harder than a physical blow. A partner. After everything I had given up for her.

Chaney then delivered the final, killing strike.

She ran to Giovanni and hugged his legs, glaring at me with pure contempt.

"Leave Uncle Gio alone! You're just a useless stay-at-home dad! All you do is cook and clean. Uncle Gio helps Mommy with important things!"

My breath caught in my throat. My own daughter.

"Chaney..." I whispered, my heart breaking. "I'm your father."

"You're not as good as Uncle Gio!" she screamed, her voice shrill. "He buys me better presents! He's smart and strong! You're just... pathetic!"

Pathetic.

The word echoed in the space between us, amplified by the stares of airport staff and other wealthy travelers. The humiliation was a physical thing, hot and suffocating.

Angela pulled Chaney closer to her side, her expression cold and final.

"You heard her, Alex. You're upsetting your daughter."

She didn't defend me. She didn't correct Chaney. She agreed.

In that moment, I understood everything. I wasn't a husband or a father to them. I was a service provider. A butler. A convenient accessory they no longer needed. My ten years of sacrifice, my love, my entire life dedicated to them-it was all a joke.

Giovanni put a possessive hand on Angela's waist. He looked me up and down, a cruel smile playing on his lips. "Maybe you should go home and cool off, Alex. We have a plane to catch."

They turned their backs on me, the three of them, and walked towards the private jet, a perfect, happy family leaving the garbage behind.

I just stood there, the sound of the jet engines roaring to life, drowning out the sound of my world ending. I could feel tears welling, but I forced them back. I wouldn't give them the satisfaction.

The pain was immense, a gaping wound in my chest. But beneath it, something else was stirring. A cold, hard resolve.

They thought I was nothing without them.

They were about to find out just how wrong they were.

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