Article: I always treated my daughter's French pen-pal as one of the family, until the night I found her in bed with my husband . . .

Byline: BECKY MORRIS

FOR Daphne Kearney, it seemed only natural to welcome her daughter's French friend into her family. Little did she suspect her kindness would result in her losing her husband of 25 years, her home, her business and - almost - her sanity. Daphne, 49, ran a thriving hairdressing business with her husband Cyril, 52, in Manchester, and they have four children. Here, Daphne tells her story of betrayal and loss.

A FEW days before my husband left me, I told myself that I must be the luckiest woman alive. I had four beautiful children, a thriving business and a husband who, I was convinced, loved me just as much as he had the day we married 25 years ...

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