I Caught My Kids’ Babysitter Coming Out of the Shower While My Husband Was Home, What I Discovered the Next Day Changed Everything—STORY OF THE DAY

Late that evening, she installed it, making sure the lens was angled to capture the majority of the living room. She tested it with her phone’s receiver. The image was grainy, but enough to see shapes. “I’ll just check once tomorrow,” she told herself. “If everything’s normal, I’ll remove it. Then I’ll stop being paranoid.”

Thursday came. She left for work as usual, hugging Tessa and Logan goodbye. Bethany arrived, chipper, promising the kids a day of crafts. Julian left soon after, presumably for the office. Hope forced a smile as she told them to have a good day. Then she drove off, heart pounding in guilt over her hidden camera.

A few hours into her shift, she succumbed to curiosity. In the bathroom stall, she pulled up the baby monitor’s app. The feed was quiet—Bethany reading a picture book to Tessa and Logan on the couch. The image made Hope soften a bit. Maybe she was overthinking all of this. She felt relief wash over her, but still, she let the feed run in the background as she stepped back into her office.

Around noon, her phone’s vibrations drew her attention. She glimpsed the feed and her pulse leapt: Julian had returned home again. “He wasn’t lying about a flexible schedule,” she muttered, hooking an earpiece to hear if any conversation took place. She saw him chat with Bethany, their expressions relaxed. Then Tessa and Logan jumped around, screaming, “Daddy’s here!”

Hope watched for a while. It looked innocent enough—Julian rummaging the fridge, making grilled cheese sandwiches. Bethany helped fetch plates. The kids scurried off to the dining table. No suspicious behavior, just normal family interactions. Relief settled in, and Hope returned to her tasks.