My Husband Introduced Another Woman as His “Next Wife.” I Left With One Suitcase—and Made One Call.

is Lily. She’s the woman I’m going to marry next.”

The words hung in the air like a guillotine blade. Next. As if I were already past tense, already erased from the story of his life.

Carol gasped with delight, reaching for Lily’s manicured hand. “Oh, what a lovely girl! Come sit with me, dear. Tell me everything about yourself.”

I stood frozen in the continue reading …