‘Who Are You?’ I Asked the Stranger
in My Bed, and He Said, ‘Your Husband’ — Story of the Day
Lucy never imagined that answering a phone call would change her entire life. When a man claiming to be her grandfather reached out after a DNA test match, she was stunned. With no known family, the idea of connecting with someone was irresistible. Traveling to meet him, she learned a heart-wrenching truth: her father hadn’t abandoned her—he had died in an accident shortly after promising to introduce his new love, Lucy’s mother, to his family.
Welcomed warmly, Lucy began a new chapter working in her grandfather’s publishing company. As his health declined, she hired a caretaker named Mary. Through her, Lucy met Alex—charming, supportive, and seemingly perfect. They married quickly, and for a while, everything felt like a dream. But that illusion shattered the night Lucy came home to find a stranger in her bed claiming to be her real husband—Alex Cherry.
The man in her bed revealed that Lucy had actually married his brother, Todd, a criminal who’d been using his identity to con her and her wealthy grandfather. With undeniable evidence and the police already involved, Todd and Mary were arrested for fraud and identity theft before they could succeed in their scheme. Lucy, devastated yet relieved, had her marriage annulled.
In time, Lucy and the real Alex formed a genuine bond. After healing from betrayal, they fell in love for real and eventually married. Her story stands as a powerful reminder to take things slow, question what seems too good to be true, and trust actions over appearances.
