I thought I had lost everything when I caught my husband, Brian, in bed with another woman. And just when I thought things couldn’t get worse, he threw me out of our house. But then his grandfather, Richard, reached out with an idea that would change my life—and teach Brian a lesson he’d never forget. For years, my life seemed perfect. Brian and I had been married for a decade. We had plans to start a family soon, and we lived in a beautiful house. We both had successful careers,

The garage was colder than I had expected. The air smelled stale, like old cardboard and dust that had been sitting undisturbed for years. Light filtered through the small window, barely enough to see, but it would do. I was on a mission, searching for something I wasn’t even sure I’d find. I knelt beside the first box, its edges soft and frayed from being moved too many times. My fingers brushed against the tape holding it together as I carefully opened it. Inside, memories were waiting for me—some sweet,