“He Betrayed Me, Moved On… Then Left Me Everything”

My ex and I were together for 20 years without ever marrying. Three years ago, I left him after he cheated, and just six months later, he married the other woman.

I moved on too, started a new life, and had a daughter with my boyfriend. Though he still texted me on birthdays, everything changed when he learned about my child—he accused me of cheating, and I chose silence.

Months later, I heard he had died in a car crash. Then came the shock: he had left his entire $700,000 estate to me. His wife demanded I hand it over, but before deciding, I read a letter he had written. In it, he admitted his regrets, his mistakes, and that I was the only person he ever truly loved. In the end, I kept the money—not out of spite, but because it was his final choice.