“What happened?” I asked.
“His department lost a major contract. Management started cutting expenses, and Daniel’s position was eventually eliminated.”
I stared at him.
“That’s impossible. He goes to work every morning.”
“He does,” Mark replied quietly. “But he hasn’t been doing the job you think he’s been doing.”
The room seemed to tilt.
Mark explained that Daniel had been offered a temporary transition arrangement while the company reorganized. He had also been using the office facilities to search for another job, attend interviews remotely, and help a few former coworkers complete projects.
“He was embarrassed,” Mark said. “He thought losing his position meant he had failed you and the children. He kept saying he would find something before you noticed.”
I felt a strange mixture of relief and hurt.
Relief because there was no affair.
Hurt because my husband had apparently been facing a crisis without telling me.
“Why didn’t he talk to me?” I whispered.
