He’s Gone… But What Broke Me Wasn’t Just That

The next morning, I called Jason’s attorney.

“She did what?” David nearly shouted. “Come in. Now.”

It turns out, six months before the accident, Jason had updated his will. He’d left everything to me and the kids—our home, his savings, all of it.

But one clause was unforgettable:

“Eleanor Dawson is to receive $200,000—unless she attempts to evict or interfere with my wife and children. If she does, the full amount transfers to Mira and the kids.”

David looked at me and smiled.

“She just lost everything.”

We went straight to court. Eleanor showed up smug, spinning her actions as “preserving Jason’s legacy.”

The judge didn’t flinch.

“You had no legal right to evict or change the locks,” he said. “Vacate the property by 5 p.m. today.”

Outside the courthouse, she hissed,

“This isn’t over.”

David leaned in:

“Actually, it is. She doesn’t know she just forfeited the inheritance.”

Love Left Locks, Letters, and Protection

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