I stood, my voice trembling but firm. “You brought your mistress to my sister’s funeral,” I said. “You meant every part of this.”
He looked away.
Months later, the trust was finalized. There was no child to inherit it, so everything passed to me, exactly as Lily planned. I didn’t feel fortunate. I felt burdened, like every dollar carried the weight of her life.
I moved into Lily’s house and changed it. I repainted the scuffed stairwell, installed brighter lights, and turned the unused nursery into a safe space—where women from shelters could come for help, advice, or simply to be believed.
