Rachel has inherited everything from her ex-husband – a house, shares and even his favourite vintage car. But here’s the catch: he left nothing to his widow and newborn child for a reason that shocked everyone. What would you do if you were her? Would you keep it all for yourself or give it to the widow and child?
What would you do if the person who broke your heart left you absolutely everything? And by ‘ALL’ I mean his house, stocks, and even his precious car – with his widow and newborn baby left with nothing. Would you have taken that? Or would the guilt eat you up inside?
When I got the call from a lawyer telling me that I had inherited all of my ex-husband Todd’s assets, my first reaction was to laugh. But not out of joy, but out of shock, ‘Hell froze over?’
The same Todd who had once told me he couldn’t pay child support had suddenly left me his country home, all his investments, and Pearl, his precious vintage car that he wouldn’t let anyone touch.
Miss Rachel? – The lawyer’s voice trembled. – ‘Are you still on the line?
Is there some kind of mistake? – I whispered, clutching the phone in my hands. – Todd wouldn’t…
I assure you, ma’am, there’s no mistake. Your ex-husband was very adamant in his wishes.
I couldn’t believe my ears. Todd and I were together for 15 years. We had three kids, a house with a porch swing, and what I thought was a solid marriage. And then, all of a sudden, he said he was ‘tired of everything.’
Translation? He was cheating on me with Angela, his 25-year-old secretary, whom he was ‘helping to rebuild his credit history.’
I remember that conversation like it was yesterday. We sat in the kitchen where we ate a thousand meals, taught the kids how to bake biscuits, and slow danced at midnight.
I just need some freedom, Rachel,’ he said, avoiding my gaze. – Everything feels so…heavy.
Heavy? – my voice shook. – What are you talking about?
Nothing! – he said, but there was something wrong in his voice.
I learned the truth from a joint credit card bill addressed to ‘Todd and Angela.’
She’s just a friend,’ he muttered, turning pale. – ‘I was just helping her with a loan…’
Stop lying! – I screamed, sobbing. – Just stop! For once in your life, Todd, tell me the truth!
Okay. (sobbing) I-I can’t do this anymore. I need a break. From everything,’ he whispered, and those words cut me deeper than a knife.
A week later, I filed for divorce.
📞 The call that changed everything.
Since then, our paths have been parted. He married Angela, and I tried not to think about him. But this phone call from a lawyer turned my world upside down.
Miss Rachel, you are the sole heir to the late Todd.
I froze.
Are you sure?
Yes, ma’am. The house, the stocks, the car.
Car? You’re saying he left me Pearl?
I am.
But that car– I was holding back tears. – He wouldn’t even let me drive it on our anniversary.
I hung up the phone. Todd, the man who had broken my heart, had suddenly decided to leave me everything, leaving nothing to Angela and their child. How? And WHY?
🚪 Todd’s widow showed up on my doorstep.
Angela didn’t go to court. She came to my house.
You’re a piece of shit, Rachel! – She hissed.
She was standing on the porch with a baby in a pram.
Excuse me? – I asked.
You’re manipulative! You think you can steal everything from us!
Don’t yell,’ I warned, seeing my daughter Katie frozen at the window.
Oh, now you’re taking care of the kids? – her laughter was hysterical. – What about MY child? How can you live with that, Rachel!
I didn’t know what to say. After all, deep down I did feel sorry for the baby.
If you have a problem with it, go to court,’ I said firmly.
Oh, don’t worry, Rachel, I’ll do it! And you won’t win!
🏛 The trial and the shocking truth.
Angela sued, asking for the will to be invalidated.
But something confused me… The baby in her arms didn’t look anything like Todd.
The dark hair of Todd and our three children didn’t match the baby’s red curls.
I insisted on a DNA test.
- This is humiliating! – Angela screamed in court.
A few weeks later, the results came back: Todd was not the baby’s father.
The courtroom froze. Angela was silent.
Todd knew. He had to know. That’s why he left everything to me.
✨ Bottom line
I kept the inheritance and sold Pearl’s car and invested the money in college for our children.
One night Katie asked:
Mum, are you all right?
I pulled her close to me.
Your father wasn’t perfect, but he tried to make things right at the end.
I miss him. Is that weird?
No, honey. It’s not weird at all.
Angela? Last I heard, she was already looking for the next ‘sponsor’ to ‘rebuild credit.’
Todd wasn’t perfect. But he put the final touches on it.
Sometimes karma works in very interesting ways, doesn’t it?
