Hearing How the Maid Spoke to My Father-in-Law Through the Camera, I Secretly Entered Her Room and Took Something

Ever since Ms. Thanh started working for us, my father has been well-fed and his health has improved significantly. Every day, she spends a lot of time taking him for walks and chatting with him, which makes him very happy.

My husband and his sister both live far from home. During my mother-in-law’s final years, my husband and I had to take turns going back to his hometown to care for her. My father-in-law was much healthier than my mother-in-law, but because he had a pension, he refused to lift a finger around the house.

Once, during a visit home, my mother-in-law tearfully confided:

“I just want to die early to stop being a burden to him. My whole body aches, even holding a bowl of rice is hard, but when I asked my husband to cook, he smashed a whole basket of dishes and went out to buy me porridge instead. Other sick people have their spouses and children caring for them, but I still have to crawl out of bed to cook for the healthy one.”

After hearing her painful confession, my husband and I decided to set aside time to return home more often and care for her. Thanks to that, she was able to spend her final months in joy and warmth with her children and grandchildren.

For 40 years, my father-in-law only focused on earning money. At home, he never had to do anything—he simply ate and watched TV. So after my mother-in-law passed away, he didn’t even know how to cook rice. My husband, being a devoted son, couldn’t bear the thought of his father eating out every day, so he brought him to live with us.

So, for the past six years, my father-in-law has been living with us. Every day, he simply sleeps, eats, exercises, and socializes with some elderly friends in the neighborhood. Two months ago, he had a stroke and became bedridden.

Due to our busy work schedules, we couldn’t stay home to take care of him. That’s why my husband suggested hiring someone to look after his father. I was quite surprised when my father-in-law gave us the phone number of a woman from his hometown to come work as a helper. Her name was Thanh.

My father-in-law explained:

“Thanh’s mother and your mother were classmates. Thanh has experience caring for the elderly. I feel very assured having her around.”

To please him, my husband agreed and called Thanh to come work for us. Fortunately, she accepted immediately.

Since Thanh arrived, my father-in-law has been well-fed and his health has improved significantly. Every day, she spends a lot of time walking and chatting with him, which makes him very happy.

One afternoon, during my lunch break at work, I checked the home camera and saw Thanh feeding him rice. What surprised me was that she called him “Dad” and referred to herself as “your daughter.” The way they talked was very affectionate, almost like a real father and daughter. That’s when I began to suspect there might be a deeper relationship between them.

The very next day, I went into Ms. Thanh’s room and secretly took a few strands of hair from her comb to have a DNA test done with my husband. When I received the DNA results, I was completely shocked to find that Thanh and my husband were biologically related.

I showed the DNA results to my husband. He angrily threw the paper onto the bed and demanded an explanation from his father. Only then did his father finally tell the truth:

“Thanh’s mother was my first love. Back then, your grandparents disapproved of her because her family was poor, so they refused to let us marry and forced me to wed your mother instead. When they found out Thanh’s mother was pregnant, they gave her a sum of money and pressured her to have an abortion. After that, she disappeared, and no one ever heard from her again. I went on to marry your mother.

When Thanh was 15, her mother passed away, and she had to move in with her maternal relatives. I knew she was my daughter, so I secretly sent money to support her over the years.”

His explanation made my husband stop being angry. Instead, he felt sympathy for Thanh and her mother. They had silently endured humiliation so that our family could remain peaceful and happy. My husband even suggested that his father include Thanh’s name in the will when dividing the land back in their hometown—because she deserves to receive a share of the inheritance.