I love them.
But I have left them exactly what I believe they need — not everything they believe they deserve.
They will receive their shares only after they respect my final wishes concerning you.”
I looked at the attorney.
“What wishes?”
He took a slow breath.
“Thomas left them a choice.”
His children could keep their inheritance.
But first, they had to return every personal item that belonged to me.
My clothes.
My photographs.
My wedding ring.
And Thomas’s photograph.
The same photograph I had begged
There was one more condition.
They had to leave the mansion within thirty days.
Because the house was now legally mine.
I sat there completely speechless.
The attorney said quietly,
“Thomas was very specific. He said nobody was allowed to remove you from your own home.”
I whispered,
“But they already did.”
“I know.”
He paused.
“And that is why I’m here.”
