Everyone Hated Her for Marrying Him – After His Death, a Devastating Truth Emerged

This woman had a hidden agenda when she agreed to marry a wealthy older man. No one saw the truth coming.

Hana glanced around the room, met only by cold, judgmental stares. Not a single face offered warmth. The officiant studied her with raised brows, clearly puzzled. “Hana?” she heard herself say, the scene feeling like a dream. His words blurred together, and she couldn't recall the last few things he'd said. “Sorry, can you repeat that?” she stammered, her voice unsteady.

He looked at her oddly, then cleared his throat. “I'll repeat it,” he said, offering a smile that was meant to ease the tension but instead felt strained. Almost pitying.

“Do you,” the priest began again, “take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, to live together in marriage, to love, honor, comfort him, and forsake all others, in sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live?” Hana felt a lump in her throat, the words choking her. She stared at her hand, tightly grasped in the old man's. Then she looked up at Haru, thirty-seven years her senior, standing before her.