After fourteen years of marriage, Helena never doubted her husband Chad—until she finds a second phone in his gym bag with a message that reads: “So excited to see you tonight. Love you!” Her world shatters.
As panic sets in, Helena spirals, thinking of all the signs she may have missed. When Chad comes home, she confronts him, demanding the truth. After a moment’s hesitation, he unlocks the phone. The messages are affectionate—but not what she expected.
“She’s my mother,” Chad says.
Helena is stunned. Chad explains: his biological mother, who gave him up as a child, found him after reading an article about him. The phone was temporary, the gifts were simple kindnesses, and he hadn’t told Helena yet because he wasn’t sure if he could trust this new relationship—or how to explain it.
Realizing the truth, Helena softens. She asks to meet the woman. At the nursing home, Chad introduces her to Miranda, his mother. It’s emotional and raw, but healing begins.
Helena had feared betrayal, but what she found was a man reconnecting with a piece of his past he never thought he’d recover.
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