He Faked Impotence, I Exposed His Affair

Amara's POV: After we were married, my husband, Keith Carrington, lied and told me he was impotent. ​ But later, I uncovered a secret he had hidden for a very long time. ​ It turned out he had been having an affair with his younger brother's wife even before our wedding. Marrying me had never been anything more than a cover‑up. ​ He had saved himself entirely for her, and for two full years of marriage, he never once touched me. ​ I had no intention of being the fool tricked into a sham marriage. So after carefully planning every detail, I took my husband's younger brother with me to catch them in the act. ​ The day their affair came out into the open and the whole mess erupted, I was right there. All four of us were present. ​ My brother‑in‑law, Knox Carrington, made his decision instantly; he wanted a divorce. His wife, Audrey Hale-Carrington, meanwhile, sobbed until she could barely breathe, putting on such a soft, pitiful act that if I had been a man, I probably would have rushed to comfort her. ​ But my husband? He was every bit the "devoted man" in his own mind. He was beside himself with concern. ​ He dropped to his knees right next to her and even raised his own hand to slap himself, just to show he would stand with her through anything. ​ True love conquers all, apparently. ​ Since his brother was being so uncompromising, my husband couldn't hold back any longer. He roared at him. ​ "Look at her! She's such a good woman, and she's crying so hard she's about to faint! How can you be so heartless? Just standing there like it means nothing!" ​ As the only sensible man in the whole family, Knox was absolutely furious. ​ "Keith, do you even realize what you're saying? She's your brother's wife!" he thundered, glaring at Keith. ​ Caught red‑handed sleeping with his own brother's wife, this scumbag didn't have the decency to flinch. Instead, he shot right back. ​ "So what if she's your wife?" Keith shot back coldly. "Have you ever actually treated her like one?" ​ He took another step forward, his voice growing sharper with every word. ​ "Think about it," he said bitterly. "How often are you even home? You disappear on business for three or four months at a time, leaving her here all by herself." ​ He let out a mocking laugh before continuing. ​ "Day after day, she's alone. When she's exhausted, when she's hurting, where are you?" His eyes locked onto his brother's. "Where's the husband who's supposed to be by her side?" ​ It almost sounded reasonable if you completely ignored who was speaking. ​ I stood up and, without hesitation, slapped Keith hard across the face. ​ "So that's how you justify it? You 'took care of her' by climbing into her bed? I've been married for two years, and I'm still a virgin. Why didn't you think to 'take care' of me in the same way?" ​ Keith flew into a rage and immediately turned his anger toward me. He claimed he had married me only because he thought I was quiet, obedient, and easy to handle. ​ Now he said he had misjudged me completely, that I was actually restless and trouble‑making. ​ "Damn it," he spat, "I never should have married you in the first place. I'm so disappointed in you!" ​ 'What a perfect display of double standards.' ​ In his eyes, sleeping with his brother's wife and getting caught in bed together was just a normal act of kindness. But when I simply exposed the truth? Suddenly, I was the one causing problems. ​ "Amara, can't you try to be reasonable?" he said. "I only made the same mistake any man with a caring heart might make. Why is it so unforgivable? ​ "You're a woman too, don't you see how miserable Audrey is? Don't you have even a little bit of sympathy?" ​ I felt sympathy for stray cats and dogs wandering the streets. ​ But I would never feel the slightest bit of pity for these two creatures, who were worse than animals.