Dying Man Checks Home’s Hidden Camera, Reviews His Will Soon After

After discovering he had stage four pancreatic cancer, a man went home to break the news to his wife. But when he got home, he faced another life-changing and heartbreaking reality.

A man in his 60s took to Reddit to speak openly about the heartbreaking and life-changing news he had received. Since he had to keep most of it a secret, he thought venting to internet strangers would help.

Toward the end of last year, the man's biggest fear became a reality. He had been undergoing many tests until doctors finally found that he had stage four pancreatic cancer.

The man was already aware that his time was limited and that he might be spending his last holiday with his family that year. However, another part of his life would soon come crashing down.

The man had yet to tell his wife, Jane, about his diagnosis. He figured he would wait until the doctors got to the bottom of everything. However, that afternoon, he went home early to break the sad news to his wife.

To the man's surprise, his business partner's car was in the driveway when he arrived. There was no way the car could have belonged to someone else because of its personalized license plate.

Before he could even make any assumptions, the man was already certain that his business partner was not there on business. Instead of entering the house, he looked to see if the security cameras were on but soon realized they were private, meaning nothing was being recorded.

The distraught husband decided to drive to his farmhouse, knowing he had another way to learn the truth there. A few years ago, he had installed a second video recorder that, according to him, "would archive the security cameras to local storage," and he could only access that storage through a computer.

At his farmhouse, the man accessed the server, and he saw Jane and his business partner snuggling, drinking wine, and making their way to the bedroom.

Life after Finding Out about the Affair

With his suspicions confirmed, the husband did not want to confront his wife because he already had limited time to live. However, the betrayal made all the love for his wife go away.

The two were married for over two decades, and the husband realized he did not know the person he married anymore. He did not blame himself because he never fell short of being romantic, loyal, or present in his marriage.

Although he was unwilling to go through the turmoil of divorce, the man still spoke to a lawyer, filled him in on what was happening, and they reviewed his prenup and will.

Jane and her husband never had children. The man welcomed twins with his former partner, Sarah, but they decided not to get married. Sarah moved on to marry another man, Steve, who became a friend and a great addition to their blended family.

Throughout the years, Sarah and her ex have been friendly co-parents. The man admitted that his fatherhood journey was rocky at first, but he started being a doting father when his children were three, and he has been present ever since. He and Jane married while they were in their 30s, and it was both their first marriage.

After learning about his wife's infidelity, the man made peace with his cancer diagnosis and vowed to continue to be a good father, grandfather, and husband because he just wanted to use his last days enjoying the holidays with his family. However, he turned to Reddit because he was looking for a safe space to express his anger and frustrations.

People in the comments advised the man on how to handle the situation. Since he wanted to keep his cancer and wife's affair a secret, they suggested he leave a video will where he would confess everything and why his wife would not get any of his fortune.

Another Reddit user added that the man should include the footage he found of Jane and his business partner. Several users told him to leave his inheritance only to his children and vent to Sarah and Steve about everything.

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