As newlyweds, we met another young couple, and we became close friends. Then, suddenly, they stopped taking our calls. My husband said, “Let it go, honey.” 3 years later, I saw the wife at the bank. I confronted her. She became pale and said, “We saw on the news that your husband had robbed his employer. We didn’t want to be associated with you anymore.”

Seeing my confusion, she took out her phone and showed me a video. I watched my husband getting arrested at his workplace, and a reporter explained how he had stolen $170k from his workplace. I was in sh0ck.

Memories from the past flooded back. I remembered the strange month when my husband had been gone without a word, claiming later that we had “separated” temporarily. It all started to make sense. During that time, he had been arrested and was dealing with legal trouble.

As it turns out, his boss—kind and merciful—had decided to drop the charges, allowing my husband to avoid jail. Shortly after, he came back home as if nothing had happened. That explained why he had suddenly lost his job and why we moved to another state for some time.

What still shocks me to this day is how he managed to keep all of this a secret from me. How did I not see it? How could he hide something so big?