My Husband Took His Female Colleague to My Inherited Lake House for ‘Business Trips’ — But He Had No Idea I’d Already Installed Cameras

My seemingly perfect marriage to Luke unraveled when his frequent “business trips” raised suspicions, especially after a neighbor reported seeing a man at my inherited Wisconsin lake house. Strange clues—a wine glass with coral lipstick, unfamiliar blonde hair, and a dinner receipt for two—prompted me to install hidden cameras. The footage confirmed Luke’s affair

with a blonde woman in my sacred space. When he announced another “trip,” I suggested a romantic lake house weekend, catching him off guard.

Showing him the footage, I confronted his lies and gaslighting, presenting divorce papers and threatening to expose him and his married mistress to his boss and her husband. Defeated, Luke left. On the dock, wrapped in my grandmother’s quilt, I embraced my worth, learning to trust my instincts. Protecting your peace is a birthright—listen to your gut when love feels wrong.