One small smile from my daughter destroyed everything. When I realized she was Brian's daughter...

welcome to the cheating Secrets Channel it was unusual for me to work on a Saturday the only reason I was in Lancaster today was to c a special client I work at a manufacturing company called pyone we produce phones these aren't ordinary phones but industrial ones designed to operate in extreme or hazardous conditions they are durable and explosion proof our largest clients are oil refineries manufacturing plants oil rigs and other prises with harsh environmental conditions today I had to resolve a minor issue at a large elevator and I had just finished I was filling up

my gas tank before heading back on the road when I was pleasantly surprised Terry Harrison what are you doing here it was Monica Whitmer an old family friend Monica and her husband Brian used to live near Reading and we interacted a few times that was a long time ago and I was glad to see her hi Monica I came to Anheim for half a day to do some work how are you guys doing we chatted for about 10 minutes and eventually I followed her to their house for a family Barbecue Monica was from the Cole

regions and Brian and his family were from Lancaster most of the people at the Gathering were Brian's relatives I called my wife Darcy and told her that I had been caught up with some old friends then she and Monica chatted for about 10 minutes I felt better after letting my wife know that I would be late the Gathering was uneventful except for one small detail I was introduced to Brian's father and two brothers as well as half a dozen of his children each of them had the same smile a fong in the right corner of

their mouth protruded slightly and whenever one of the men or children smiled their lips curved into a grin reminiscent of a pixie curiosity got the better of me Monica I need a little help do you need more beef or ribs no no I'm fine I was just thinking about the unique smile that all the kids as well as Brian and his brothers have oh you noticed it's hard not to especially when you see a whole bunch of them together it's a genetic trait Brian his brothers and their father have this funny little front tooth they

pass it on to their kids and their kids will pass it on to theirs it's pretty cute isn't it I smiled and let her return to her duties as Hostess on the way back to reading I had plenty of time to think don't rcy and I had been married for 20 years I met her in college and we seem to hit it off a few years later I started working at Pyon and have been with them for nearly 19 years we have two 18-year-old twin Sons Ron and Rob who were starting at the University of

Pennsylvania in the fall and a Charming little daughter Jenny who just turned 14 we expected the boys to get student loans and grants to cover their college expenses and we hoped Jenny would do the same Darcy and I had a good life a Cozy home and two nice cars in 2 years I would be eligible to participate in the company's pension plan and we would have a solid retirement account over the years the company had offered me relocation opportunities several times but Darcy was adamantly against it otherwise we got along well our sex life was

good if not thrilling and there seemed to be no issues in our marriage or relationship Darcy prepared a light dinner because she knew that after the barbecue probably wouldn't be able to eat much she asked how everyone was doing and expressed regret that she hadn't been there Jenny sat across the table eating silently the boys were out somewhere doing what boys their age usually do everything was fine until Jenny looked up and smiled her right lip curled revealing a protruding tooth and she suddenly resembled a little pixie my appetite vanished completely and I excused myself

from the table I had no doubt that Jenny was Brian's daughter around the time Darcy became pregnant with Jenny our sex life and relationship in general started to cool down Darcy never refused me sex but the spark and passion were missing I thought it was natural and didn't dwell on it too much I got used to mediocre love making and expected that it would be like this for the rest of our lives I wanted more and would have enjoyed it more but I didn't want to be picky about it now everything became clear on a

different level from her frequent trips to Lancaster over the past 15 years I could conclude that their Affair was ongoing I'm not prone to confrontation but I felt I needed to talk to Darcy about it and hoped I could do so civy hundreds of other questions began swirling in my head and by bedtime I felt completely drained I told Darcy that I wasn't feeling well because of the greasy food and slept on the couch that night the entire next day I spent in the garage working on unnecessary projects that I had been putting off for

too long I was trying to kill time and think the possibilities were endless I knew I had to take some action and it had to bring me some sense of satisfaction I wasn't inclined towards Revenge but I wanted to minimize any chance that my actions would somehow benefit Darcy and her lover my first priority was to take care of the boys even though Jenny wasn't mine I still loved her and didn't want to hurt her although I didn't want to hurt Darcy either I also wanted to make sure that I wouldn't end up supporting her

and Brian for the rest of my life I was certain that I didn't want to spend more time with Darcy than absolutely necessary her reaction during the confrontation would likely determine what I would do in the coming days I decided that it would be best to have the conversation after Sunday dinner Darcy was an excellent cook and that evening's dinner was as usual superb Ron and Rob excused themselves before dessert and went to visit friend Jenny finished her dessert and when she went to the living room Darcy and I were left alone to drink coffee

something's been bothering you all day Terry do you want to tell me what it is I guess my thoughts were too obvious I'm just wondering how long we're going to wait before we tell Jenny who her real father is I didn't know how else to bring it up there was a long pause from the other end of the table followed by a deep sigh it's surprising how long it took you to figure that out she remained calm shifting her gaze from the middle of the table to me I don't think she needs to know until

she's 18 or unless she has some health issues that make it necessary everything is fine as it is we won't gain anything by telling her now is that fair fair to whom a stable family life is important for a girl her age she doesn't need to know I'll tell her when the time is right in the meantime just keep your mouth shut I was stunned I had just told my wife that I knew about her infidelity and somehow she ended up dominating the conversation and making demands of me I thought she should be apologizing and

asking for forgiveness for what she had done but that wasn't the case at all she acted as if she had done nothing wrong and that everything would continue as it had whether I liked it or not my first reaction was to grab her by the throat but around that time I noticed a slight movement in the hallway near the dining room Jenny had been e dropping on our conversation when I fell silent I heard her quickly retreating I decided to to handle this calmly should we consider getting a divorce I've just told you that it's

important to maintain a stable family environment for a few more years divorce is out of the question what would Jenny and I do if we split up I think it would be better to wait until she's older and until things settle financially everything suddenly became clear in 2 years I would have rights to the company's pension fund in addition to a portion of my salary Darcy would also be entitled to part of my attention plan when she turned 65 this had been planning everything well in advance very well in advance I had a lot to

think about I sat there motionless saying nothing at least we won't have to endure pity sex anymore that's a big relief what are you talking about for the last 15 years I've had sex with you whenever you wanted just to keep you from getting suspicious this went on much longer than I thought it would because you were damn slow to catch on at least now now it's all over we don't have to pretend anymore I might even start go to Lancaster more often from now on I sat there for a few more minutes and neither

of us said anything I'll move my things into the guest room while you and Jenny do the dishes I don't want to impose on you more than necessary you're acting like a spoiled child Terry we can sleep in the same bedroom without sex it's better for the kids I didn't respond the guest room had a sofa bed that was incredibly uncomfortable but but at least I wouldn't have to sleep with her anymore I got up and left the house before anyone could move I didn't want to answer any questions about where I would be sleeping

after a quick breakfast I headed to work I had spent most of the night awake making plans it was going to be a busy day my bosses at pyone were more than happy to talk with me I spent the entire morning tidying up all my Affairs before clearing my desk and heading out for lunch as I was finishing a large steak sandwich I realized I was smiling to myself like an idiot everything was starting off well I spent the rest of the day at the bank the insurance office and looking for a job I got

home around 3: which was unusual for me what the hell are you doing home so early I quit my job what you like that job why would you quit she paused for a second waiting for an answer that never came are you still upset about yesterday no I just decided I was working too much and wanted to change starting to tomorrow I'm taking a new job at DC Brown at the feed mill what the hell are you going to do at a feed mill loading trucks and rail cars no hassle no responsibility I'm also hoping

to lose a little weight that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard how are we going to pay for the boy College tuition that job pays little more than minimum wage I don't understand what got into your head what happened to your pension I needed 20 years years to secure it but I didn't have them did you get a severance package what about vacation pay and sick leave no no and no to get a crude sick leave or vacation pay you have to give a 60-day notice you only get a severance package if you're laid off

I didn't give notice I just quit and what about the boys college no problem the bank will give us a second mortgage and we'll get enough to cover the down payment for 4 years for both of them they can still apply for any grants or loans if needed and how are we going to make two house payments I think the house will be too big for us without the boys anyway so we'll probably end up selling it eventually you've lost your mind Darcy shook her head unable to believe what I had done and walked away

a sense of Pride and accomplishment overwhelmed me my plan was coming together over the next two months my relationship with Darcy only worsened however my relationship with Jenny and approved Jenny became the perfect little daughter even though she wasn't mine I wasn't sure if she had actually overheard my conversation with Darcy the second mortgage on the house was secured without any issues mostly because I had prepared everything in advance every dollar went straight to Penn State University to cover Ron and Rob's tuition we could no longer afford the mortgage payments so the house was put

up for sale I quietly sold my collection of guns and coins and stashed the money in a safe place I traded my BMW for a used Ford pickup to avoid any additional bills darc and Jenny kept their cell phones but I got rid of mine and told the boys to take theirs if they wanted I barely made enough to cover utilities and buy food we had to defer the mortgage payments until the house sold the bank understood after the house was sold we still had about $30,000 left I took the entire check and bought Darcy

a new Lincoln sedan I made sure to choose a model with the highest possible depreciation rate in 5 years it would be worth almost nothing I hope she liked it we rented a small house in A Modest part of town Darcy started going to Lancaster more often we never talked about it I tried to save a little for my paycheck but it didn't work out Darcy didn't know this but all the life insurance policies had been cancelled or cashed out that money also went into my secret account Jenny and I grew very close she began

to distance herself from Darcy and became more attached to me I didn't mind but it seemed to irritate Darcy the boys were doing great in college when Jenny turned 16 I asked her if she wanted anything special she whispered in my ear what she wanted and asked me not to tell her mom Darcy was absolutely Furious when she saw that Jenny had her right can9 tooth removed because it was growing out so much the dentist was able to remove it without leaving a gap where it should have been there was a small sore spot on

the gum where the tooth had been but he said it would heal Without a Trace Jenny was thrilled Darcy didn't speak to me for an entire week I thought it was a great gift I lost almost 15 kg working at the feed mill with the right lighting it even looked like I had ABS I think I was fooling myself but it was nice to dream the first few weeks everything hurt but over time it became enjoyable to exercise Jenny was in her senior year of high school and we became best friends it was her choice

not mine but I was flattered out of the blue Darcy went from being Sullen to being happy she was cheerful and bouncing around like a little girl I tolerated it for a few days then cornered Jenny what the hell is going on with your mom I'd rather not talk about it she's acting disgustingly what do you mean 3 days ago she found out that Monica Whitmer has cervical cancer answer the doctors say she has less than 3 months to live ever since Mom heard about it she's been giddy I think it's awful that she's taking

so much pleasure in someone else's misery Monica never did anything to her and she's acting like a real jerk because of it it's not nice to call your mother a jerk I don't know what other name would be more appropriate right now unfortunately I had to agree with Jenny now that I understood the reason for her excitement I felt the same way Jenny did it wasn't easy to put up with her and keep my mouth shut at the same time I worked a lot of overtime and spent a lot of time away from home sometimes

Jenny would come with me and we'd wander around the mall for hours we didn't want to go home 3 weeks later I was served with divorce papers since Jenny was about to turn 18 before the divorce was finalized there was no issue of child custody we no longer had a house and there was no money in the bank Darcy didn't ask for alimony or support it was a straightforward divorce on the grounds of incompatibility I signed all the papers as they were and quit my job at the feed mill I stopped by the Pyon office

and then quickly visited the bank before heading home Darcy wasn't there Jenny said she had gone to Lancaster for a few days to comfort Monica we both had a little laugh about that I handed Jenny an envelope with $110,000 I apologized that it wasn't much but I promised to send more later I explained that I had to leave and that she would be fine with her mother she was unhappy but she still helped me pack my things Darcy could take care of whatever needed to be done around the house after I left I had no

idea what Jenny's plans were after finishing school Jenny offered to tell the twins about our separation but said she couldn't be impartial 6 weeks after I left Monica Whitmer passed away my friend Tom khita lived in a two-story modular home in okal National Forest near Silver Springs Florida actually he lived in MOS Bluff but no one had ever heard of it he retired from the Air Force and spent most of his time fishing and going to yard sales with his wife Wanda Tom had been urging me to visit for years it was nice to have

a place to go I had always admired those fishing shows on TV where they catch monster fish with ridiculous lures Tom spent the next few weeks proving that it was real he taught me how to cast a popper over the tops of Lily pan ads it was thrilling to watch giant mouse explode out of the water after those pesky uninvited guests for the first few months it was fun but then it started to get old I didn't hear anything from home mainly because no one knew where I was I was counting the days until the

divorce was Final Tom and Wanda knew what was going on and were very supportive the day after the divorce was set to be finalized Tom and Wanda were going to take me to Orlando International Airport I had packed lightly so it wasn't hard to get my things together I left a Ford pickup with Tom as a thank you for putting up with me and then things took a strange turn we had barely pulled out of the driveway when a black SUV approached us Tom had no idea who they were Clyde green introduced himself and his

partner Dave Fielding as FBI agents we're looking for Terry Harrison can you help us agent green apparently the senior of the two asked I didn't say anything to slightly raise my hand Mr Harrison we need a few minutes of your time can you help us sure no problem Tom and Wanda smiled slightly at the group and went back inside the modular home we all sat down at the picnic table on the patio in front of the house Clyde placed a small recorder and a notebook on the table tell us about your trip to Lisbon Mr

Harrison nothing special I'm trans iing to a new job in Lisbon why now I assume you probably know that my divorce was finalized yesterday I postponed the move until the divorce was official is that a problem no not at all we're just trying to clarify a few things let's cut the nonsense what the hell are you doing here and what the hell do you want I've got a plane to catch and I don't want to play cat and mouse get to the point damn it green and Fielding exchange glance and Shrugged green closes notebook Brian

Whitmer was killed yesterday afternoon in a car bomb explosion given the circumstances surrounding your divorce we felt it was important to speak with you wow just in time well I suppose you know that I've been here for 3 months and Tom can confirm that I have absolutely no knowledge of explosives and to be honest I really had no reason to wish Brian dead from my perspective he did me a favor I wanted to get rid of her and could couldn't wait for it to be over I'm not at all upset about his affair with my

wife I'm a little annoyed that I spent 16 years raising his child but not enough to kill him however the timing is quite interesting we know who planted the explosives and we know it wasn't you what we specifically need to find out is whether you paid for it to be done and if you know the person who did it tell me who you think did it and I'll tell you if I know him do you know someone named Tony Donado from Westchester I don't know anyone by that name in fact I don't know anyone from

Westchester at all has your department check phone records how do you know it was him we couldn't find any records of calls to Mr Donado from anywhere in Florida over the past month the method used to plant the bomb was very crude but effective Mr Donado has used the same technique several times before but we haven't been able to catch him what exactly are you trying to find out from me I don't know anything about the explosion I'm not acquainted with Mr denado and I couldn't care less whether Brian Whitmer is alive or dead Brian

Whitmer was the reason my wife left me and I'm Greatful to him for that I don't hold any grudge against him honestly we just didn't want to leave any stone unturned I'm sure you understand will you be available if we need to speak with you again Absolutely I'll contact you once I've settled in for hours later I was on my way to Lisbon the flight gave me plenty of time to think about the past few years my relationship with Darcy had been going downhill for a long time I was too stupid to realize she was

having an affair worse still I had been raising her Lover's child as my own I really did love Jenny and grew closer to her after learning she wasn't mine once I realized that Darcy was planning to gain some Financial benefit from my work and retirement I decided to take steps to prevent that pyone was more than happy to put my job on hold for a few years if I agreed to lead the new European division the timing was perfect for both the company and me I hadn't counted on Brian's wife dying but Jenny was close

to finishing school anyway my new position as Vice President of Operations at Continental came with a significant pay raise a generous benefits package and the reinstatement of my previous pension plan I had some savings that I had quietly set aside and all my Affairs were in order I felt guilty for not doing more for Jenny but I could make up for that later Ron and Rob were finishing up at Penn State and they were doing well I was a bit behind Darcy and Jenny in terms of status but I hoped to catch up once I

got settled the interview with the federal agents went faster and easier than I expected I thought it was unusual but I didn't dwell on it I more or less shelled it with a silent expression of relief although it made me wonder what had actually happened settling into my new home turned out to be much easier than I thought now I had subordinates and they had largely taken care of everything before my arrival the house or rather the Villa they had chosen for me was stunning it stood on a hillside offering a beautiful view of the

harbor I attended language courses twice a week and I had enough time for private lessons so to speak life was good for one reason or another I wasn't in touch with Jenny or Darcy in fact no one except the company and the twins knew where I was Ron was studying in graduate school at the University of Texas and Rob was now a second lieutenant in the Army thanks to rodc they said Darcy was at the graduation party but no one discussed living apart or divorce they readily agreed not to inform her of my whereabouts they

didn't know where she lived or what she was doing and they avoided asking Jenny told them everything that led to the divorce and apparently didn't sugar coded it seemed they were a bit upset with their mother I was proud of all three of my children a year passed and everything was going well in early April I received an invitation to Jenny's wedding unfortunately I Reed it about 2 weeks after the ceremony date in a small note inside she expressed her wish for me to accept it if I received the invitation on time I felt sorry

that I wasn't there with her it took my assistant about 2 hours to find out the current address and phone number of Frank and Jenny Connie in King of Prussia hi Jenny it's Dad dad dad you got my invitation I've missed you so much hey Slow Down slow down it's all good I'm just sorry I didn't find out about the wedding until it was too late I'm really upset that I missed it it was wonderful and even though you weren't there everything went perfectly I really wanted you to walk me down the aisle Frank is

a great guy dad you like him he just got his degree in electrical engineering and hopefully he'll start his new job in a couple of months Jenny was chatting non-stop she seemed as excited about talking to me as she was about the wedding I was happy for her I didn't get you anything what do you need or want I need to see you and introduce you to Frank can you come visit me not right now but why don't you and Frank come visit me I've got a beautiful place and plenty of rooms I can arrange

the tickets if you guys can figure out the timing okay okay that sounds tempting can I call you back tomorrow give me your number I love you Dad and I miss you I can't wait to see you I'll make it work don't worry Jenny's new husband had everything a father could hope for he was handsome hardworking and ambitious I liked him and I felt confident he would take good care of my daughter although I knew Jenny wasn't biologically mine I loved her as if she were my own daughter Jenny was eager to tell me about

her mother after Brian's death Darcy felt alienated from his family they seem to believe that she was somehow responsible for what happened to Brian there were also rumors about her affair with Brian behind Monica's back which made her an unwelcome guest in the family without Brian Darcy had no means to support herself she was now working at a diner on the turnpike and living in a trailer near Lancaster while Jenny was getting dressed so we could go out for dinner I had a little one-on-one chat with Frank any specific plans after college Frank mostly just

work Jenny has agreed to move wherever we need to go so that makes things a lot easier I'd prefer to find a job I enjoy rather than getting stuck in a place I don't like I think I can understand that for about 10 minutes we talked about what he studied at Drexel and what kind of job he was looking for surprisingly he spoke Italian quite well he picked up the language from his grandparents who lived with him while he was growing up in Philadelphia we were planning to open a service center in Parma and the

only challenge was finding a specialist who spoke our language in this case experience was less important than education and management skills I was trying to figure out how to make this work while listening to Frank talk it would be great if Jenny were close enough for me to see her from time to time it's good to be the boss around this time my lovely Jenny joined us we chatted casually as we walked to the car Jenny since I couldn't make it to the wedding what would you like as a gift Frank's Uncle Anthony introduced us

and he was more than happy to do so he also gave us a very nice wedding gift Frank laughed when he heard this I never expected to receive a wedding gift of $10,000 from anyone and it was a real surprise to get it from Uncle Anthony not that he has a real job or anything like that I'm not sure where he gets his money but it was definitely appreciated well I'll have to remember to send Uncle Anthony Connie a nice letter to thank him personally oh no he's an uncle on my mother's side his last

name is Donado I glanced at jinny and a slight smile appeared on her face like a pixie only without the protruding teeth thank you for listening Until the End see you in the next episode of cheating Secrets take care of yourself and your loved ones goodbye