A Woman Sat Next to Her Husband’s Ex on a Flight—By the Time They Landed, Her Marriage Was Over

A suspicious detail

She mentioned a new job, a new city, and then, almost offhandedly, revealed that she’d recently run into my husband at a business convention. “Small world, isn’t it?” she said with a casual shrug. My heart skipped a beat. “I didn’t realize he attended conventions,” I replied, striving to keep my tone light. Yet, with every passing second, the ground beneath me seemed to shift. What else had he kept from me?

Hidden convention

My heart raced. I hadn’t known he’d attended a convention, let alone met her there. “Oh, it was just a coincidence,” she said, her voice laced with an unsettling blend of innocence and suggestion. He had never mentioned going to such an event. Questions swirled in my mind—why would he keep this from me? Her casual delivery only heightened my unease. What else could he be hiding?