But then he wrote:
“I wanted to understand why you stayed when you no longer had to.”
My eyes filled with tears.
Marriage
I remembered the final months of our life together.
During the last few weeks, Richard had offered to transfer some money into my account.
I refused.
I told him his children would think I was simply waiting for him to die.
I had even asked him to leave the family home to his children.
“It’s their home,” I had said. “I don’t want them to think I’m trying to take their life away from them.”
Magazines
I didn’t know that he had told his lawyer about that conversation.
Then I reached the next paragraph.
“My children will inherit my companies, investments, and the house where they grew up. You never tried to take any of that away from them.”
Rebecca’s smile disappeared.
