They left without another argument.

Months passed.

Peggy stayed.

She restored the gardens.

Met people.

Built a life that was hers—not defined by anyone else.

For the first time in forty years, she wasn’t someone’s wife, someone’s background, someone’s support.

She was simply Peggy.

One afternoon, she found another envelope.

Inside—

a second property.

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