thinking Walter would have laughed at all of them treating me like glass.
We sat down.
Bennett opened the document.
He began reading.
Walter left $50,000 to the hospice foundation that had cared for him.
Denise received the family cabin by the lake.
The children and grandchildren received several investment accounts.
The amounts were generous.
Then Bennett paused.
I still remember exactly how the next sentence sounded.
“To my wife, Eleanor, I leave no assets under this will.”
Silence.
Complete silence.
I stared at Bennett.
Janet spoke first.
“Read
