The Phone I Bought My Sister Tore My Family Apart

The moment those words left her mouth, I stared at my wife, Yvonne Carter, in disbelief.We'd been married for five years.Everyone around us saw us as the perfect loving couple.Never in a million years had I imagined the word divorce would come out of her mouth.And over a phone, of all things.I forced myself to calm down and reached for her hand, gently rubbing her palm.Whenever I'd upset her before, this was usually enough to coax her out of it."Honey, is there some kind of misunderstanding? How did this suddenly turn into divorce?"I gave her an awkward smile, trying to calm her down and get her to take it back.But her voice was terrifyingly cold as she yanked her hand away."I'll ask you one last time. Did you buy this phone or not?"She threw the broken phone at me.My sister had smashed it into pieces.It had been one of the most expensive models on the market, and I'd gone out of my way to buy it for her as a New Year's gift.I'd never imagined she'd destroy

After hiding out for half an hour, I finally managed to calm down.The more I thought about it, the more convinced I became that the problem had to be the phone.Every single person had reacted the same way.The moment they saw it, their expression changed.But no matter how long I fiddled with the thing, I couldn't figure out what was wrong.Photos: 0.Files: 0.It was obviously a brand-new phone.After thinking it over, I decided to try my luck at the phone store.They were the ones who sold it to me.And if something about this phone was responsible for ruining my life, then they had to take responsibility.Before going there, though, I decided to run one more test.I stopped at a small convenience store and bought a bottle of water.Then I casually struck up a conversation with the woman behind the counter and asked if she'd take a look at my phone.She examined it for a while, turning it over in her hands."Nice choice. This is the newest model."Everything seemed

I spun around.It was one of Lisa's coworkers from the phone store.She was sweating and out of breath as she hurried over and pulled me aside.She was still wearing her store uniform.She must have rushed straight here.She took out another phone and held it beside the shattered one in my hand."Mr. Henderson, I actually noticed something when I looked at your phone earlier.""These two phones aren't the same.""The one you have isn't the model we sell at our store."I studied them carefully.Now that she pointed it out, there really were differences.The buttons on her phone were dark.The ones on mine had a reddish tint.Even the layout of the home screen was different.They weren't the same model at all.And if this wasn't the phone I'd bought from the store...Then maybe the problem had never been me.The key to everything was this phone.If someone had tampered with it, then who?Who could get close enough to me to secretly swap the phone without me noticing?

The day of the hearing came quickly.When I saw Yvonne again, she was dressed all in white, looking delicate and wronged.But beneath the hurt in her eyes was unmistakable hatred.The moment Dad saw me, he stepped in front of Yvonne protectively and swung at me.I managed to dodge in time.Mom grabbed my hand instead, sobbing so hard she could barely speak."Evan, you've already done something this horrible. You've already hurt Yvonne enough.""She's willing to end things peacefully with you. Isn't that more than generous?""You're the one who wronged her.""Just get the divorce over with. Why drag the whole family into court like this?"I quietly stepped back from her.I said nothing.I only shook my head.That was my answer.I had to see this lawsuit through.I could accept the divorce.But I refused to accept being branded the guilty party.I'd been framed.And today, I was going to expose the person behind it and clear my name in front of everyone.The hearing be

The moment I said it, Yvonne went berserk.She lunged at me like a wild animal, clawing at me as though she wanted to tear me apart."Evan Henderson, you bastard! What gives you the right to say this baby isn't yours? What gives you the right?""Yes, I did something wrong, but that doesn't mean I cheated on you!"Maybe what I'd just said was too shocking.Even Mom looked uncertain as she hesitantly tugged at my arm."Evan, you can't make accusations like that without proof. Yvonne's baby..."I knew none of them would believe me based on one sentence.So I calmly explained."The last time Yvonne and I slept together was three months ago.""Work got extremely busy toward the end of the year, and I was away on business for two months.""When I came back, Yvonne said she was on her period, so we barely had any intimacy at all.""Then everything with the phone happened around New Year's, and after that, obviously we never—"Before I could finish, Yvonne screamed and pointed at