Seeing your reaction, I believe your wife have a reason to give
you some white lies.
The guys that you are seeing may be your wife's colleague or
customers.
Imagine if she tell you the truth, you would rush down and pull her
home immediately.
If u are in her shoes, would you tell your wife the truth and
expect some shouting over the phone ?
So, maybe she just want some time to have fun and too pai say to
tell you the truth.
As for holding hands, I am not sure whether our usual definition of
it as a sign of relationship still applies, it may mean nothing to
your wife and her friends.
If it is a true incident of straying, you have checked with
yourself whether you have neglected her or refused to go pubbing
with her.
Sometimes, it is easy to point the finger at the other party
without doing some self-examination.