My Husband Kept Visiting Our Surrogate to ‘Make Sure She Was Okay’ – I Hid a Recorder, and What I Heard Ended Our Marriage

At first it seemed harmless.

“Claire mentioned she might need more vitamins,” he’d say while grabbing his keys.

Later it was groceries. Then doctor visits. Then quick check-ins that turned into longer trips.

The visits became more frequent.

Afternoons. Evenings. Weekends.

One Saturday, while I was cooking dinner, Ethan rushed through the kitchen already putting on his jacket.

“Love, I’m going to check on Claire and the baby.”

“You just saw her two days ago,” I said.

He laughed lightly, as if my concern was silly.