At My Husband’s Funeral, I Opened His Casket to Place a Flower and Found a Crumpled Note Tucked Under His Hands

I flipped pages faster now, my heartbeat picking up.

“She implied I owe her more than money. I made it clear that’s not happening.”

“Threatened to ‘make things difficult’ if I don’t cooperate. I need to be careful.”

“If anything ever comes out of this… I hope she doesn’t drag my wife into it. She doesn’t deserve that.”

I froze.