This day was supposed to be a celebration of our 30 years of marriage, but instead, it became the...

Hello friends of Tangled Hearts Welcome to our Channel where stories of love and passion unfold let's begin our exciting journey into the world of Human Relationships Laura it was one of the happiest evenings of my life our Pearl 30th wedding anniversary which we celebrated with family and friends many of whom had been at our wedding many years ago Cole looked especially attractive he was always fit and strong a hint of gray at his Temple suggesting a future Silver Fox appearance but his piercing blue eyes never changed I could only hope that he still looked at

me the same way I was 52 but still fit and only 3 Kg heavier than on our wedding day I had splurged on an elegant evening dress and new high healed shoes for our party and spent the whole day preparing it was so nice to greet old friends and our now grown children nieces and nephews they did most of the work in organizing the evening we managed without speeches and simply wished everyone a good time later Cole invited me to dance everyone stopped to watch us it was so reminiscent of our wedding night Cole smiled

at me his look a bit Melancholy thank you for 30 wonderful years of marriage I replied with a smile thank yourself you're the ideal husband I couldn't be happier with our life together you've been an excellent wife I felt that Cole's response sounded a bit disappointing and a bit strange we continued to dance before he spoke again you're handling it well I think for the entire evening I've seen you glance at him only once sorry but who are you talking about don't start lying Laura it's beneath your dignity and after 30 years of devotion I

think I deserve the truth silence fine if you're going to play Dam and to dispel any doubts I'm talking about your boss and lover Charles Davenport unlike you he can't take his eyes off you suddenly I felt very sick and I thought I could pretend tears wed up in my eyes I hope the onlookers would think think I was overwhelmed with emotion because of our anniversary don't cry Laura you're the one at fault here and keep dancing unless you want everyone to know there's a problem I didn't deny anything or ask how he knew he

deserved more I'm sorry no I don't think so if you were sorry you wouldn't keep going back to him this was a planned intentional and repeated act it's not that simple my voice cracked it seems quite simple an affair with your wealthy boss how long has it been going on I'm not not exactly sure probably a few months we continued to dance all eyes including those of the children were fixed on us God if they knew what we were talking about I would be devastated how often do you meet him business trips once every few

weeks nothing inappropriate in the office it's not what you think it's not wild passionate sex for that I have you then why usually it's said that a woman needs more than a man can offer no never after he lost Lucy it was more about friendship and consolation than anything else he was depressed and I was trying to help him recover Cole laughed how Noble I suppose spreading your legs was very timely for him don't it wasn't so vulgar it was about love and care so love you mean you love him Laura I have feelings for

him but not like I do for you everything is so tangled now it shouldn't be Tangled if you love someone strongly enough and you seem to love me enough to hurt me I never wanted that I never thought that you would find out we continued dancing with a few more couples joining us around the edge again like on our wedding night stop it Laura you knew the consequences it's a betrayal of us regardless of whether I know about it or not isn't this the moment when you swear eternal love to me say that all this

was a terrible mistake and that you'll never see him again I'm not sure what he will do if I leave him he really had depression before just un happy or clinically depressed don't be so cruel he was suffering I thought he might reach the point where he would end it all the song ended well letun go and talk to the man in question oh my God you're not going to make a scene here are you depends on what this jerk has to say when we approached Cole disdainfully looked at Charles's extended hand and left it

hanging Charles withdrew his hand with a puzzled expression I would like you to tell me about your relationship with my wife and how you had the audacity to show up at our anniversary party Charles began to stammer in response I don't understand what you're talking about I interrupted him he knows Charles and there's no point in denying it Charles nodded quickly regaining his composure the truth is I love Laura I'm sorry it hurts you but I can't regret my feelings for her she saved me and if it word for her kindness I'm not sure I

would still be here I didn't mean to be sneaky with the party I just thought it would be strange if I didn't show up since everyone else from work is here seriously using your deceased wife as a pretext to seduce a married woman that's pretty low even for you get lost I didn't do that we just grew closer through grief I was completely distraught you lost your wife and took mine and you were feeling bad so everything's fine is that the line you're trying to draw I interrupted he didn't take me I am still here

and still your wife we can fix that my dear Cole growled but I'm sure you'll just land on your feet or on your back your lover now that he's recuperated can offer you all the money and trappings I looked around worried that people were starting to pay attention to us you'd better leave now before I lose my temper you little piece of crap Cole turned to me as Charles quickly walked away keep your playful face on for another 30 minutes then we'll leave it shouldn't be hard for you you're used to lying I prefer the

kids not to know about this damned farce after all the effort they put in for us today I nodded suppressing sobs as my heart was tearing apart because of him today's wedding celebration seems like a fitting end don't you think I regained my composure and felt some anger don't be ridiculous we're not breaking up over this we can fix it with these words I quickly walked away trying to reach the bathroom before I broke down I wasn't looking for an affair after all I was happy in my marriage with a wonderful guymy boss Charles always

flirted and I liked it although it never went beyond that everything changed when his wife Lucy died he was so grief stricken that it was visible how life was literally draining out of him a sociable extrovert who had an endless stream of jokes and could make people feel good I tried to cheer him up we all did and as a result we spent several lunches together it was during business trips that we grew closer I knew it was helping him cope with his grief and it felt so natural to spend time together sex was secondar

I thought about telling Cole but he would never have accepted it women who do such things must be so naive it's potentially worse than the affair itself as it affects a man's pride and ego and this cannot be taken lightly or ignored the truth was I thought I could get away with it without hurting him as he would never know as soon as Charles recovered he swept me off my feet he was so grateful it's seemed in his eyes I could do no wrong and was his savior I told myself we needed to stop that

the crisis was averted but no sinner had I convinced myself he made me laugh and feel so good again Charles was more refined than Cole he had a subtle charm and confidence that I liked he was decisive and in many ways the complete opposite of my calm and rational husbandmy worst case scenario was Cole finding out about it I had thought it all through and prepared excuses feeling very ashamed for causing him pain and by the way that was absolutely true that I loved him more than anything in the world now I was less sure

of that as I had developed serious feelings for Charles the truth was I was no longer sure about anything and if pushed I would say I was in love with both men I was absolutely certain that Cole would forgive me he was so in love and devoted to me that I just couldn't imagine us apart no matter what I had done how the hell did he find out since we had been so careful on our anniversary he outright asked me about it I hesitated and then couldn't look him in the eye I knew it was

pointless to deny and get angry about the accusations the next day I sat with Cole who looked devastated as he turned to me you don't seem too stressed about this maybe you don't care that's not true I love you I care so much about you and about him don't forget he matters to you too you you can't even give up that bastard for me I tried once more to explain about Charles's depression our friendship and the growing feelings then Cole surprised me by asking about the purpose of my upcoming business trip my answer sounded weak

even to myself nothing that couldn't have been achieved with a simple phone call so it seems all this is very carefully planned and the business trip is just another trick to cover up your ongoing Affair I tried to explain that it really wasn't an affair okay then to cover that you're sleeping with another man oh I walked right into that I needed to try to steer the conversation to make cole understand that not everything was so bad that this was just a tiny part of our life before you found out how would you have described

our marriage happy successful the perfect marriage that everyone thinks we have that's wonderful I feel exactly the same way I have my reasons but I know I am doing wrong despite this I've always tried to be the best wife for you and we have a perfect life together yes except for the fact that you're sleeping with another guy and building this perfect marriage on a facade of infidelity and lies that shouldn't affect our happiness we are fine especially lately I feel that in some way I've become better more attentive to others yeah you seem very

pleased with yourself I G damn it Cole these smart comments don't help how did you even find out so we're teetering on the brink of divorce and all your con con ered about is how I found out is it just so you can cover Your Tracks better next time you apologized but you didn't say you'd stop seeing him it's not that simple I'm not sure he'll be okay without me I think he'll fall into another depression well I guess that tells me where I stand your priority is his well-being what if I fall into depression

because my wife is a cheating [ __ ] will that bring you back to me I had never seen my kind and gentle husband so angry and certainly never towards me and it was scary and sad to see him like this I want you to leave this is my home too leave now just go to hell Laura before I do something I'll regret I decided to go to my best friend's house then it hit me Wendy my closest friend was the only one I had confided in most likely that's how Cole found out she had

threatened to tell him and she must have decided to follow through by the time I got there I could barely contain myself I confronted Wendy saying Cole threw me out and the only way he could have found out is if you told him I didn't say a word Laura it seemed like she was not categorically denying it how could you how could my best friend betray my trust and destroy my marriage her response shocked me you know what Laura [ __ ] you I'm Cole's friend as much as I am yours I've known him for

over 30 years I told you that all this was Madness and he didn't deserve any of it but you never listen to me and I didn't tell him a word I've been avoiding him for the last 3 months to keep your dirty little secret it's pathetic to act like a Lovick teenager the only person I betrayed is him now get out of my house crap getting thrown out was becoming a habit where the hell could I go to moms it's like the Spanish Inquisition to Charles that would definitely be the end of my marriage in

the end I had to go to my mom's and make up a story about a minor argument to deflect most of her questions Wendy I realized that I needed to do something important really important even if it meant paying a price 20 minutes later I was knocking on Cole and Laura's door Cole opened it looking terrible please tell me you're not here to justify her no I'm here to admit my fault and apologize Cole looked puzzled then you better come in I laid it all out I'm sorry Cole I knew she was seeing him I

begged her to come to her senses and make her understand what she was risking I'm really sorry I didn't say anything she's my oldest friend but you're my friend too and I should have said something Cole seemed to be deep in thought the silence lingered and finally he spoke I understand she put you in a difficult position damned if you do and damned if you don't I smiled typical cold calm rational kind what do you think why did she do it Wendy I think she believed she was saving him at first it was friendship but

then it turned into something more are you sure that kicking her out is a good move wonk that give him more opportunities Cole nodded talking didn't work she got lost in some romantic Mills and Boon love story I agree with you she sees herself as the heroine who saved a good man that's why I thought if I kicked her out she might at least come to realize it a bit I have no idea who she needs more me or him maybe she doesn't realize it now Cole but she needs you you've always been her strength

and support Laura I knew it was risky but I needed help and Charles would know what to do he was the smartest person I knew I called him he was happy to hear from me and suggested we meet as usual we agreed to meet after work at a prestigious restaurant and I made an effort to dress up I wanted to stay married to Cole but I needed to keep Charles interested in casee the worst happened if Cole didn't take me back then Charles would be my backup plan after all he often told me he loved

me dot we had just sat down when Cole and Wendy walked in damn that [ __ ] I burst in on them just as they were sitting down what the hell are you doing with my husband I think the same thing you're doing with Charles I've told you many times I think Cole is a great catch and if you're foolish enough to give that up well I turned to Cole you can't do this we're married a fact you seem more than ready to ignore he glanced at Charles it's just dinner with a friend Nothing More

by the way really nice outfit if I'm not mistaken those are your seam stockings and [ __ ] me heels I guess he's in for a lucky night or rather another lucky night I felt my face turning red damn it this was all supposed to be different a romantic interlude and now I'm standing in a restaurant and my husband just announced to everyone that I'm wearing stock ings ready to sleep with another man Wendy glanced down at my legs black seam stockings a bit cliche and blatant maybe you should try a sexy nurse outfit after

all you're supposedly concerned about his health Wendy turned to Cole and smiled personally I find nudity much more sophisticated I saw Cole raise an eyebrow at her Jesus she was flirting with him right in front of me that crap told you everything just to break us up she didn't do anything like that in fact she was trying to be your friend at my expense I hadn't seen her until you accused her the other day after which she came and apologized she explained that you were her longtime friend and that she repeatedly tried to convince you

to come to your senses I must say her apologies were more convincing than yours I didn't know what to say it was so just so disappointing going back to your boyfriend Laura we're done I burst into tears and ran out of the restaurant damn it I'm losing him even if we managed to save the marriage I saw that it would never be the same I went from being loved so much I was put on a pedestal to barely being tolerated I couldn't figure out how they knew we would be at the restaurant it couldn't be

a coincidence and they were clearly prepared to see me with Charles Charles again offered his help saying he could explain everything and smooth things over if we prepared and met with Cole together the suggestion sounded implausible but I was willing to to try anything Cole was always quicker than me in discussions and arguments but I knew Charles could match him Cole was shocked when I returned to my old home with Charles he stood up and I thought he was going to attack Charles you've got to be [ __ ] kidding me this involves all of

us and Charles is here to help explain things properly it was my turn to be surprised when Cole calmly sat back down well it's nice that we're a trio in this relationship I can't wait to hear this I ignored his s ASM and began from the very beginning I want to apologize to you it was never my intention to develop a relationship with Charles and I never wanted to cause you pain I know it's hard to believe but I truly love you I also want to apologize Charles spoke up if I were in my right

mind I would have never crossed that line I was ill I can honestly say that without Laura I would have ended my life she saved me you look well enough is she still still saving you or is it just sex now you shouldn't have pursued my wife just because you were sick it's still cheating and complete betrayal Charles turned to me his steel blue eyes piercing you preferred him over me I never did that but I couldn't abandon a friend in such circumstances you could have been a friend without spreading your legs I disregarded the

crude remark and began the speech I had prepared with Charles it wasn't planned we simply grew close and difficult circumstances and feelings developed between us I'm sorry for causing you pain you don't deserve any of this as far as I understand we have a few options oh really then please enlighten me well you can divorce me it's the last thing I want but I won't resist if you want it the children are already grown but they still need you they need both of us I would split the money however you want and I I believe

you'll be fair but this option would ruin all our plans for a wonderful life together I still want to share all of this with you if you'll allow it and if we divorce you'll move in with him we haven't discussed that but yes I think it would be inevitable if you decide to leave me you're not the one who got dumped in this crappy show I didn't dump you you kicked me out the second option I could stop seeing Charles and somehow you'd forgive me I'm not sure if that's possible it would eat away at

you and you wouldn't trust me I can't abandon someone I have feelings for in a difficult time I would never forgive myself for that Cole laughed really in a difficult time he's the least oppressive guy I've ever seen he's like a cat who got the cream don't you see he loves it I tried not to let that comment distract me though I saw Charles Grimace slightly or we continue as we are now you said you're happy and I want to keep making you happier than anything else my relationship with Charles shouldn't affect you we still

respect each other Cole started laughing sincerely before catching his breath respect really you have no idea I continued in turn I would agree for you to date someone else even if it's Wendy I think you're a lone wolf and I doubt it's for you but I'll understand if you want it I don't want to explore anything beyond you and Charles we could be honest I would be the best wife for both of you no running around no secrets we'll try to build trusting relationships between the three of us and that's the option I would prefer

Cole stared at me without blinking as if seeing right through me I prefer option one letun get divorced he was so serious that my heart pounded in my chest the reality hit me hard what I could lose I agreed to this ultimatum assuming I had a ready backup plan in Charles and ultimately he might turn out to be the better option if I had already ruined things with Cole now I wasn't so sure and one more thing did he come up with this nonsense I turned away Charles looked just as awkward God Laura are you

really listening to this crap advice if I'm not mistaken I think someone's trying to advise actions to break us up you couldn't have said anything more antagonistic even if you tried Charles exploded in these circumstances it's a perfectly reasonable suggestion shut up Charles you know divorce is my only way out just as you planned tell me Laura besides you and Wendy who else knew about your Affair well no one just Charles really so maybe he boasted to a friend or friends about how he's hooking up with a hot Mill from work that friend mentions it

to someone else and suddenly lots of people know and maybe one of those people just happens to know me a syic might assume someone might have made sure the message got to me Cole looked at Charles so that's why you came to our party isn't it you knew I found out you wanted to see the Fallout maybe hoping I'd air it all out and you'd be there to pick up the pieces nonsense I didn't know anything like that funny how Wendy found out so quickly about your little Rendevous at the restaurant through a friend which

seems very convenient we went there to try to reason with you yet you immediately ran to your lover it took me some time to realize he was happy about our presence I teared up why would he do this he loves me he'd never cause me such pain it's obvious he wants you all to himself he's done everything possible to get us to divorce he's just as likely as I am not to agree to share you he heun's not like that tell him Charles what does it matter he made made his choice to leave you and

divorce we can be together Cole continued were you even depressed or was this all part of the plan of course I was I would like to see some medical evidence confirming this diagnosis I've traced who told whom all the way to you perhaps I may have let something slip to someone I wanted to tell the whole world about us Laura so you pretended to be sick took advantage of her sympathy pushed for the affair to continue in short I found out about it and did everything possible to break us up is that the bottom line

so what if I did we should be together I'm a wealthy man and I want to live a full life with Laura I loved her even when Lucy was alive the sound of a slap echoed through the room Charles grabbed his face you damn scum before I could slap him again Cole stood up grabbed Charles by the collar of his shirt pulled him to his feet and pushed him forward slamming him into the front door consider yourself lucky if I ever see you again you won't be so lucky with those words Cole opened the door

lifted Charles to his feet again and literally kicked him out of the house Ian panicked I rushed to him I was a complete idiot Cole I can't believe I trusted him I'll resign and never see him again it's all a terrible mistake I forgot what I had in you everything you do without even thinking checking if everything's okay okay embracing me your calm sense of humor and fun and how you agree with most of my crazy ideas please give me another chance I can't you can if you really want to is it because of Wendy

no we just went there to try to bring some sense to you just like kicking you out of the house so you'd understand this isn't a romantic tale we're just friends she and I with something in common you betrayed both of us it worked I felt so jealous when I saw both of you it felt like my world was crumbling after that I didn't think you'd take me back and as a backup I stayed with Charles I never wanted to hurt you wanted or not but this is what you did you rejected me made a

fool out of me and ruined our life together I'm the only fool here Cole please give me another chance we've had 30 wonderful years together the lack of anger surprised me it's too late wait Laura you wanted someone else I wasn't enough for you that's not true I was just trying to help a friend stop it you must know you're lying to yourself to ease your conscience you enjoyed what he offered our life together wasn't enough it'll be hard for you to come to terms with this but it's very simple you're a lying deceiver nothing

more I think it's time for you to leave please don't make me leave you'll leave or I'll leave in in the circumstances it should be you don't you think so 6 months later we divorced fairly easily without any fuss except in my life we did everything online no lawyers Consultants or courts I moved out went back to my mom's and took a step back in time it brought back all the memories of how I lived there and how eagerly I met Cole memories pierced me of the wedding morning and how I prepared at my moms

for the best day of my life life I in the end I had to admit to friends and children they began to hint that it must have been Cole's fault after all he was an attractive guy and probably got carried away neither my parents nor the children could believe it at first and only when I completely broke down did they realize the full truth of my betrayal they didn't disown me but the relationships were never the same Charles repeatedly tried to contact me I never replied he was an absolute snake it turned out that the

one who claimed to love me was the one who betrayed me and it cost me everything I cherished as we conclude our journey into the world of Human Relationships please remember to subscribe like and share our content thank you for