A tear fell as I held a photo of my late wife, Edith, and our daughters at the beach. “I miss you,” I whispered, caressing her smiling face. My mother entered, urging me to move on after three years. “The girls need a mother figure,” she said, suggesting a colleague, Gabriela.
A year later, Gaby was part of our lives, and we’d married. But things changed when she brought up my daughters’ trust fund, asking for access. “That money is for my girls’ future,” I said. Gaby grew angry, calling me unfair for prioritizing Edith’s legacy.
I set boundaries, creating a fund for Gaby’s daughters, but refusing to touch Edith’s money. Tension grew as Gaby pushed for more, but I stood firm. Over time, our arguments lessened, but I knew I had done the right thing by protecting my daughters’ future and honoring their mother’s memory.
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