Faked Death, Secret Family: I Dumped His 'Ashes' and Filed for Divorce

When I got my second chance at life, the first thing I did was scatter my husband’s ashes.

In my last life, he faked his death, leaving his ‘orphan’—his younger brother’s son—in my care. He told me to treat his family, a supposedly widowed sister-in-law and her nephew, well. I worried my daughter, Lily, wasn't sharp enough to make her own way, and I thought maybe the nephew could look out for her if she couldn't find a partner. So, I agreed to his dying wish.

For Kyle, I gave up the secure job I’d worked hard and paid so much to get, and I emptied out our family savings to help Kyle and his…