I Accidentally Found Out My Husband Married Me for Money, and I’ve Decided to Revenge Him

Our reader, a 35-year-old woman named Samantha, sent us a letter where she told us her heart-wrenching story. Samantha thought she had it all — a happy marriage, a dream life, and a husband who seemed perfect. But she was wrong. One terrible day, she discovered the truth, and her world came crashing down.

Samantha and Jacob were happily married for many years.

“Hi, NISE! I’m writing to you to tell my story that may seem sad for many people, but I managed to cope with my pain and become stronger and wiser, despite all the challenges that my life prepared for me. So, I have a husband (soon to be ex), his name is Jacob. All this time I was blinded by love,” she begins her story. “For 15 years, I thought Jacob was my soulmate. We married young, and I was head over heels. I ignored the warning signs. I thought he loved me, but now I know — I was just convenient for him.”

Samantha’s recalls the moment that changed everything. “We had been married for 15 years. I’m successful, earning $700,000 a year as a CEO, while Jacob works at a bank, making $50,000. A few years ago, he asked me for $1,500 a month. ‘It’s for personal expenses,’ he said. I found it odd, but I didn’t ask questions. I loved him too much to care.”

Samantha accidentally found out a cruel truth.

“Then came our 15th wedding anniversary, the day that shattered my heart. I came home early to surprise him,” she says. “I had a gift for him. But when I walked in, I heard voices coming from the kitchen — Jacob and his best friend. They were laughing.”

Samantha recalls what she overheard. "“You’re lucky,’ his friend said. ‘You’ve got it made — married to a rich woman who covers all your expenses.’ And Jacob replied, ‘Yeah, I don’t have to worry about a thing. She pays for everything... including Pamela.’”

“I felt sick,” she continued, “My legs gave out, and I almost collapsed. He’d been cheating on me for our entire marriage, using me for money, and giving his mistress the money I earned. I was furious, devastated.”

Samantha was broken, but didn’t lose her mind over her husband’s betrayal.

When she confronted Jacob, he couldn’t deny it. ‘I asked him, ‘How long?’ And he just shrugged. ‘15 years,’ he said. “15 years he lied to my face. He never loved me — he only loved my money.”

Samantha was crushed but not defeated. “I felt like my world was ending, but then something clicked. I wasn’t going to let this destroy me. I was stronger than him.”

Two weeks later, Samantha filed for divorce. But she wasn’t done yet. “Jacob had saved up $700,000 in a safe — almost the same as my annual salary. I never asked what it was for, but after everything, I knew I had to act.”

She revenged Jacob and now feels free.

She continues, “So, I emptied his safe. Took every penny. And you know what I did? I donated all of it to charity. To children who actually needed it. I left him a letter: ‘You stole my love, my trust, and my time. Now I’ve taken back what’s mine. Your money is gone — just like me.’”

Now, Samantha feels free. “I don’t regret a thing,” she says. “Now, I’m almost divorced, and I feel free and complete. I am thankful to my destiny for whatever a lesson it taught me by bringing me and Jacob together. I’m ready to be happy, and I’m proud of my decision and don’t regret my cruel, but at the same time, amazing revenge to my lying husband.”

Spousal betrayal becomes even more painful when it’s completely unexpected. The emotional impact is magnified because you never saw it coming and though your marriage can be fake. Like this woman, who suspected her husband was cheating on her, but what she found out sent her into shock.