My Dying Wife Asked Me to Find My First Love as Her Final Wish—When Claire Told Me Why, My Knees Nearly Gave Out
Not harshly.
“This is not the marriage we were supposed to have.”
Then:
“It is the marriage we chose now.”
That sentence became important.
Because the moment I treated Claire as repayment for what Margaret did, I would reduce Claire again to someone whose life existed in relation to my needs.
Margaret had already done enough of that to both of us.
So Claire remained Claire.