How should I deal Dealing with family secrets?

How should I deal with a family secret that directly affects a full branch on the family tree?

For example, there are two brothers, both married and both have kids. Brother A is the father of his kids with his wife. Brother A is also the father of brother B's kids with brother B's wife.

In this example none of the kids know the truth.

How do I keep my tree accurate without causing a family (now 3 generations in size) to fall apart.

The bothers have passed away and only the wife of brother B is still alive.

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How should I deal with a family secret that directly effectsaffects a full branch on the family tree? For example there are two brothers, both married and both have kids. Brother A is the father of his kids with his wife. Brother A is also the father of brother B's kids with brother B's wife.

In this example none of the kids know the truth. How do I keep my tree accurate without causing a family (now 3 generations in size) to fall apart. The bothers have passed away and only the wife of brother B is still alive.