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1050words2026-01-26 09:07

An Unexpected Discovery of Lipstick Marks on My Husband's Collar
I suspected that my husband was having an affair.
It wasn't until I met my sworn enemy in the mall that her words made me suddenly realize that my husband was really not an ordinary person.

My husband staggered into the door.I got up and went to support him.
The overwhelming smell of alcohol made my head ache a bit.
Suddenly,out of the corner of my eye,I caught sight of a red mark on his collar.
My heart skipped a beat,and I quickly turned his collar over.
It was a clearly visible lipstick mark!
I pointed at the lipstick mark,my hands trembling uncontrollably,and asked angrily,

"David,why is there a woman's lipstick mark on your collar?"
He stretched his neck to take a look and immediately sobered up.He hugged me tightly in his arms and explained,
"Honey,we've been married for so many years.Don't you know my character?Today when I went to socialize with Mr.Brown,he insisted on inviting several girls.I only have you in my heart,so how could I touch those women?But there was this reckless woman who insisted on getting close and accidentally left this lipstick mark.
Besides,if I really were having an affair,I wouldn't come back wearing a shirt with a lipstick mark and let you catch me red-handed,would I?"

Looking at his sincere expression,I dispelled my doubts.After all,we've been married for so long,and he has always been clean-living and loved me deeply.
But I still gave him a warning,asking him to be more careful.
He nodded repeatedly and earnestly promised me that there would be no next time.
After that,I didn't think much of this matter.
Because we got together when we were in college,and this year it's already been the seventh year.
He came from a remote mountainous area.His parents were just ordinary laborers,and his family wasn't well-off.
While I'm the only child in my family.My parents run a company and are quite prominent figures in New York.
Because of the huge gap between our families,my parents strongly opposed our relationship at that time.
But I loved him deeply.No matter what my parents said,I refused to break up.I even threatened them with a hunger strike.
In the end,they couldn't argue with me and had to agree.
Fortunately,David was also ambitious and soon achieved great success in his career.
My parents gradually recognized him.After my parents retired,he naturally took over my family's company.
One day,I made an appointment with my best friend,Lisa,to go shopping together.But she had something urgent at the last minute,so I had to wander around by myself.
Suddenly,a woman came towards me.It was my sworn enemy,Amanda.
She blocked my way and said provocatively,
"Emma,why are you all alone today?You look like a forsaken woman."
I curled the corners of my lips and retorted unceremoniously,
"My husband is at least the top leader of the company.He's usually too busy to accompany me,but I can understand that.
As for you,you're almost in your thirties and still don't have a boyfriend.Aren't you afraid you won't be able to get married?"
"You!!!"
My words hit her sore spot directly,and her face turned green with anger.
However,after a moment of calming down,
She touched the necklace around her neck and laughed arrogantly,"Don't be too happy too soon.The best is yet to come."
I was stunned.I was very familiar with this necklace because I had seen it in David's drawer a few days ago.
At that time,I thought he had specially prepared it for me and even took a photo to show Lisa.
Lisa said that the pendant of this brand,each style was produced only one piece globally.
Since there's only one piece produced,how could it be around Amanda's neck?
Was it a coincidence or...?
Before I could ask Amanda,she left haughtily.
I hurried home and rummaged through the drawer in the study.Sure enough,the necklace was gone!
Thinking of what Amanda had just said about the best being yet to come,and the lipstick mark on David's collar.
All these things seemed to be indicating something when put together.
A woman's sixth sense told me that this matter was definitely not that simple.
A sense of crisis suddenly rose in my heart.
After thinking for a long time,I still wasn't at ease.
So,I hired a private detective and asked him to follow David and Amanda.
A few days passed,and there was no news.Just when I thought I was being too suspicious,
The private detective sent me a file.I clicked on it and took a look.
My breath caught sharply,and my heart felt as if it had been severely pierced.The pain made me almost unable to catch my breath.
The two people in the photo,embracing and kissing without a care in the world,were David and Amanda.
In addition,David would appear at Amanda's house every week and stay there for several hours.
A man and a woman alone in a room,it's not hard to imagine what they would do.
No wonder Amanda was so arrogant when she saw me today and dared to mock me as a forsaken woman.
It turned out that she had already hooked up with David.
I've seen a lot of shameless women,but I never expected her to be this brazen.
When we were young,she always wanted to compete with me in everything,such as academic performance,body shape,appearance,and dressing style.
Now she doesn't compete with me anymore,but directly tries to snatch things from me.
What hurt me the most was that David promised me how much he loved me on the surface,but secretly he was having an affair with Amanda.
I asked myself, I had never done anything to apologize to David.
Even after he married me,I gave several million dollars every year to subsidize his relatives,and my parents never said anything.
He joined my family's company through me and became the general manager.What else wasn't he satisfied with?
How dare he have an affair?
Was it just a momentary lapse or was he plotting something behind my back?
Thinking of this possibility,I gave the private detective a large sum of money and asked him to continue keeping an eye on the two of them.
I didn't reveal what I knew and continued to act as a virtuous wife and good mother.At the same time,a plan quietly took shape in my heart.