After My Wife Died, I Found Out We’d Been Divorced for over 20 Years – What I Learned Next Shocked Me Even More

She didn’t waste any time writing about other things. Every single word was measured.

Lila — a daughter I’d never known, from a pregnancy she’d faced alone.

Lila is my daughter. I had her when I was 20. I wasn’t ready to be a mother, not really, and I believed that I was doing the right thing by placing her with a family who could give her a stable life.

I never stopped thinking about her.

I found her again…

I found her again, quietly, just before your accident. That was when everything became complicated.

The divorce was filed while you were still recovering. Your memory was fractured, and we had grown distant.

I was overwhelmed by guilt. I should never have allowed the divorce — not so soon. I mean, we were separated on paper, but when you came home, and we found our rhythm again, I couldn’t let go.

I know you feel betrayed.

But please know that the love we shared was never false. Not one moment of it.

Lila has had a difficult life. I’ve done what I could behind the scenes, but she doesn’t know the full truth.

I hoped, after I was gone, that you would reach out to her. You can be her father… if you want to be.

I hope you will.

Always yours,

Claire.”

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