“One Night, I Heard My Husband Tell My Younger Sister, ‘Come to My Room at Midnight. This Time, We Have to Finally Do It.’ I Thought They Were Having an Affair. But When I Looked Through the Keyhole, I Saw My Husband Lying on the Floor—and My Sister Holding a Large Pair of Scissors…”

Two days later, I accidentally overheard another conversation between them.

“Robert, we can’t keep hiding this,” Sophia said.

“If Elizabeth finds out, she’ll be devastated.”

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“But what if it’s too late?”

“Then the blame will be entirely mine.”

After hearing those words, I decided I couldn’t wait any longer.

The following morning, while Robert was asleep, I entered his study.

I opened the drawers of his desk.

The first contained ordinary documents.

The second contained pharmacy receipts.

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But in the third, I found an envelope.

Written on the front were the words:

“For Elizabeth—only if something happens to me.”

My hands began to tremble.

I opened the envelope.

Inside was a letter.

“My darling, if you’re reading this letter, it means I couldn’t bring myself to tell you the truth in person. I wasn’t afraid of dying. I was afraid of seeing the same pain in your eyes that I saw on the day we lost our son…”