I could not speak.
Robert continued.
“I paid for the house, the car, and our expenses from my own pension. I never spent your pension on myself. Every month, I put it into this account. And whenever I could, I added some of my own money too.”
My eyes were already filling with tears.
But he was not finished.
Robert pulled another document from the folder.
It was the updated ownership paperwork for our house.
In my name.
“Robert…”
He reached for my hand.
“You always heard me say, ‘You don’t need money.’”
