He is gone… but what broke me was not only that – Page 5

“That he left us,” I answered calmly.

She called the police. They came, listened, and calmly told her:

“Ma’am, this is now private property. You have committed an unlawful eviction.”

Nevertheless, she threw one last arrow: “You turned him against me. You and your bastard children.”

I didn’t flinch. I looked her straight in the eyes. “No, Eleanor. You did this. Jason loved us—and he made sure we were okay.”

“What are you talking about?”

“The will. You broke the clause. The inheritance? Gone.”

For once, she said nothing. She walked silently to her car.

Peace found in silence
That night Ava fell asleep in her own bed, curled up next to her favorite stuffed bee.

“Is Grandma Eleanor going to jail?” she murmured.

“I don’t know,” I said. “But she won’t hurt us again.”

Later, I found a photo in Jason’s desk drawer—of us laughing on the beach, sunburned and happy. I clutched it to my chest.

“You knew she could do that,” I whispered.

In the silence of the room I could almost hear him answer:

“That’s why I made sure you were okay.”