Two years into a childless marriage with her husband Kyle, a woman discovered he was having an affair with a colleague named Madison. It was a heartbreaking situation for the woman, especially since she and Kyle were distraught that they couldn’t bear a child.
Kyle admitted the drunken one-night affair with Madison meant nothing to him, and he ultimately regretted it. The woman tried to understand why her husband had to stray, especially since they hit a rough patch.
She gave their marriage another chance and began to heal from the trauma it brought. However, she soon realized the one-night stand wouldn’t be something she could just simply forget.
Years later, her father-in-law commissioned an artist to create a Disney-style family portrait as a gift to his wife on Mother’s Day. The woman’s mother-in-law couldn’t be more proud of the present and displayed it in their living room.
The woman looked at the portrait and noticed something peculiar. There were two women, one on each side of her husband—one was her, and the other, Madison.
Why Did They Include the Mistress in the Family Portrait?
“My heart sank when I saw Madison,” the woman admitted. She called her mother-in-law to request that the portrait be kept inside their bedroom so she wouldn’t be reminded of her husband’s philandering. Not that the son it conceived wasn’t a reminder enough.
The woman had to deal with the fact that what was supposed to be a one-night-stand, resulted in the birth of Madison’s son with her husband. The woman accepted her husband’s illegitimate child, Kit, and she still dared to fight for their relationship.
Hours later, her sister-in-law called to say she made her mother-in-law cry on Mother’s Day.