JUR-836 After returning to work from parental leave, my wife was taken advantage of by a power-harassing boss. — The shocking story of betrayal that awaited me after I put work first for the sake of our family — Namba Akika

Five years after marrying my wife, Akika, at work, she gave birth to our son and went on childcare leave. But she strongly wanted to return to work, saying she would balance both her job and raising our child, so she went back to the office. Still, she could only work during the hours our son was at daycare. So, wanting to help her in any way I could, I took on some of her tasks too and ended up working overtime every day. But in her eyes, I must have looked like a husband who wasn’t helping with childcare. At the time, I had no idea that the department manager was targeting the vulnerable side of Akika’s heart…