Gina Heslop
When we choose to marry someone, we often believe we know everything about our spouse. However, a woman named Stephanie, 32, shared a story that shocked many people.
Stephanie and her husband, Mike, had been married for five years and had what seemed like an ordinary relationship.
But there was one thing that always bothered Stephanie: Mike’s insistence that she never clean the fridge when he wasn’t around. Whenever she asked why, he mumbled something about not wanting her to throw away good food.
Stephanie never had a habit of throwing away food that wasn’t expired, so Mike’s demand seemed odd. It was clear that he was very protective of something in the fridge. She remembered that Mike once brought home a metal box and placed it at the bottom of the fridge.
He told her it contained rare olives from his friend James’s granddad and that James wanted Mike to keep them for a while. Mike often checked on the box and told Stephanie not to touch it because it was rude to handle other people’s belongings.
These “rare olives” stayed unclaimed by James for a couple of years, and Stephanie stopped asking about them. However, one day, she decided to clean the fridge while Mike was at work, breaking his rule.
She spent about two hours cleaning the fridge, including unplugging it, emptying the shelves, and checking the expiration dates on the food. When she picked up Mike’s box, she noticed that the olives had expired and decided to throw them away.
As she walked to the garbage bin, the box cracked open, and the lid almost fell off. Liquid with a chemical smell began spilling out. To her horror, she saw two umbilical cords inside. Stephanie knew what they were because her sister had preserved her children’s umbilical cords and shown them to her.
When Mike came home, Stephanie confronted him about the “olives.” His face went pale, and he tried to explain that they were rare and expensive. Stephanie interrupted him and asked directly about the umbilical cords. Mike had no choice but to tell her the truth.
Mike revealed that he had another woman in his life, Rosa, and they had twins together. He and Rosa had dated before he met Stephanie, but his parents disapproved of Rosa and forced him to marry Stephanie instead. Despite this, Mike continued to see Rosa because he was still in love with her.
Stephanie was devastated to learn this about the man she had planned to spend her life with. The “box of olives” revealed a long-kept secret and marked the beginning of the end of their marriage. She decided to file for divorce but still struggles to move on and forget the betrayal from the man she loved dearly.
