I Married a Dying Man Because It Was His Final Wish—After His Funeral, His Lawyer Told Me Who He Really Was
I began crying harder.
Not because the explanation erased what he did.
Because he knew exactly why it was wrong.
I am sorry, my daughter.
Those last two words destroyed me.
My daughter.
I had spent ten days believing I was comforting a dying husband.
He had spent them sitting beside the child he thought he had lost forever.
PART 5 — THE INHERITANCE
When I could finally speak, I asked Arthur: