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Richard is convinced his wife will cheat on him, so he decides to teach her a lesson—and is left astonished by what happens next.
I see, replied Charlotte, darting into the kitchen to grab her phone. After firing off a message to someone mysterious, she sauntered back into the living room. This only made Oliver even more convinced that his wife was up to something questionable. She let him go out for drinks with the lads and on business trips way too easily. She never made a fuss when he staggered home tipsy. His mates all agreed, nodding solemnly over pints, that women like her were rarer than a sunny bank holidayand absolutely no strings attached. But Oliver, bless him, was gnawed by guilt.
He was eight years older than his wife, after all. Was she eyeing up someone younger, thinking he was past it? At least Oliver was sensible enough to keep his suspicions to himself. It was just bad manners to throw accusations around without proper proof. He wanted to be absolutely certain before doing anything drastic. Thus, the man decided the only reasonable response was to install cameras all over their flatsubtlety at its finest.
Oliver set off for his business trip in a mood so foul, even Charlotte noticed he was off. She was about to hand him some vitamin pills, looking worried. The gesture soothed Oliver somewhat, and for a moment, he believed all was well. He didnt fancy catching up on the footage onlinehe hardly had time anyway. Only in the evenings did Oliver fire up the app and watch a bit of video. Five minutes was more than enough before he slammed the laptop shut and shoved it as far from reach as possibleout of sight, out of mind.
The trip whizzed by. On the day he sent Charlotte off to work, Oliver opened the laptop and began watching the footage again. He still didnt quite want to confront the truth.
So, there he was, watching the recordings. It all started fairly normal. Charlotte got up, had breakfast, and pottered about tidying the place. But come afternoon, Oliver spotted her, usually elegant, lounging in his oversized t-shirt and shorts at the computerplaying an online game. Voices from other players echoed out of the speakers. Apparently, Charlotte was addicted to gaming.
Well, thats not ideal, clearly. But everyone needs a hobby, Oliver reassured himself. He then sped through the rest of the footage, fast-forwarding. Nothing was out of the ordinaryjust computers and chores. And most importantly, not another soul crossed their threshold.
Oliver closed the laptop and exhaled. Now he just felt mortified for doubting his wife. He promptly decided to buy Charlotte a huge bouquet of roses and treat her to a romantic dinner. However, he didnt take down the surveillance cameras not yet. He had no idea that…
