Millionaire Father of Three Receives a Diagnosis That Raises Questions About His Perfect Family

Richard Mason had been married to Kate Mason for 20 years, and they had three sons together. Unfortunately, the marriage didn’t work out, but his biggest setback wasn’t his divorce.

He was 55 and had been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a disorder that effects the lungs and can make it difficult to breathe.

Discovering he had a serious health condition was bad enough, but to top it off, his diagnosis made him realize that his ex-wife had been keeping a secret from him throughout their marriage.

And when her secret started to unravel, Mason realized that he might not know his family as well as he thought he did.

He Was a Highly Successful Businessman

Richard Mason was a businessman from the United Kingdom, and a rather successful one at that. He was only 55 years young and he was the co-founder of MoneySupermarket.com, which people use for looking up pricing comparisons when shopping. But his biggest accomplishment was closer to home.

He Was a Family Man, Too

Mason had a beautiful wife named Kate, whom he met back when they were both working at a local bank. They eventually married and had three handsome boys including his son Will, and twins Ed and Joel.

He Had Found the Key to Happiness

He knew that the key to a happy family involved working very hard to provide well for them. So, that’s exactly what he did, and he never failed to go above and beyond to ensure all of their needs were met. But he never expected his world to crumble the way it did.

His Marriage Was Over

By the time Will was 23 and the twins were 19, Mason and Kate had decided to split up as their marriage was no longer working. But they both remained committed to being there as a family for their kids despite divorcing in 2008. But Kate was money hungry, as Mason soon found out.