”
Elena pressed her lips together, like she’d been dreading the question.
“He didn’t want a scandal. He hoped you would understand what this means now.” She paused, and the room leaned in. “Legally, everything he left behind was meant for his lawful family. And morally… he wanted what was his to go where it truly belonged.”
A sharp intake of breath moved through the pews.
“He didn’t want a scandal.”
