A beige suburban house with brown shutters and a two-car garage | Source: Pexels

A beige suburban house with brown shutters and a two-car garage | Source: Pexels

I was so proud, and because this was a big milestone, he’d drawn up a simple will, just in case. If anything were to happen, the house would go to Emma.

But before his dreams could unfold, a construction accident stole his life. Emma was only two years old.

At the funeral, I clutched Emma’s small hand while Melissa greeted people as coldly as a winter storm.

A crying mature woman in a black dress wiping a tear with a tissue while standing by a casket | Source: Pexels

A crying mature woman in a black dress wiping a tear with a tissue while standing by a casket | Source: Pexels

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