The husband brought his illegitimate child home.

Summary

My husband and I had been trying for a baby for years, with no luck.

One day, he brought home his mistress's illegitimate child, telling me he was an orphan we were adopting.

The next day, he and his mistress faked their own deaths to start a new life together. Right after they left, I found out I was pregnant.

I didn't cry. I didn't rage. I quietly had my husband and his mistress declared legally dead and returned their son to an orphanage.

Years later, my own child was grown, a brilliant student accepted to an Ivy League university.