At 73, I Married My Dying High School Sweetheart as His Final Wish—After the Funeral, His Lawyer Knocked on My Door and Said, “You Walked Right Into His Trap”
I had sometimes wondered.
Had Thomas proposed partly to create legal advantages?
Had I been manipulated into a sentimental transaction?
The answer was more complicated.
Marriage had consequences.
Yes.
Thomas knew that.
But the estate plan did not depend on me remaining his grateful widow.
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