I Returned from My Business Trip to Find My Husband Hosting My Own Funeral in the Backyard

Lexi and Jake’s six-year marriage seemed perfect, despite struggles with infertility and societal pressures. Lexi, a successful manager, and Jake, an accountant, shared a supportive bond until a business trip to Denver disrupted plans for Jake’s birthday. Lexi, sent to save a major client, succeeded early and returned home to surprise him. Instead, she found their backyard staged as her funeral, with Jake greeting guests in black. Shocked, Lexi learned Jake, misled by her mother’s mention of a secret promotion offer, assumed she’d abandon him for a Denver job. Lexi clarified the company offered Jake a better position too, intending a joint decision. His extreme reaction—

staging her funeral—revealed a lack of trust. Feeling betrayed, Lexi left for her mother’s, confronting her about boundaries. Jake’s “surprise party” ruse fooled guests, but Lexi, realizing their marriage was irreparably broken, accepted the promotion and contacted a divorce lawyer. Grateful they had no children to witness the ordeal, Lexi saw fate’s intervention as a chance to rebuild, free from a partnership shattered by mistrust.