To make matters worse, when she arrived in Canada later that day. The police handed her the letter he had left behind. They made a copy of the record. In the letter, he mentioned how desperate the present situation was, that he would never come back and that it was all over, and that he would rather die than face the horror and shame: the whole world would find out how stupid he was, and that things had all been messed up on him.

The letter was so disastrous that even she believed that he had committed suicide. Or planning suicide. Maybe he was just drunk and fell off the boat. There is no certainty about that. But he

More likely to be suicidal.

The police forwarded the letter to the insurance company, which was their obligation. Because of his words, they refused to pay the premium. Caroline's lawyer said they were unlikely to pay. The damn evidence is too conclusive.

When Paul's body was finally found, they knew that he had drowned, and nothing more. There was no sign of murder. It's not enough to shoot yourself. He either jumped or fell. But considering everything he had said to her and the message in the letter, at least at the time, he had thought about death, it seemed a reasonable thought.

The body washed up on a nearby beach after a high tide and was found by them. At this time, she left Richmond despite her daughter's objections and went to Canada alone. It was a heart-wrenching experience, and she was glad her daughter wasn't there. This kind of scene will not be witnessed.

After a week of dragging out time-consuming and tedious formalities. She returned home. Widowed, Paul's body was brought back in a coffin and transported back in the cargo hold of an airplane.

Funerals are an unbearable pain. The newspaper said he died in a Canadian sailing accident, and everyone agreed. None of his business partners knew that he was in such a bad situation. The police kept the contents of his letter confidential, so they did not make it public. No one knew how hard he had been hit, at least he thought so. Aside from her and her lawyer, no one knows how much of a financial disaster he has encountered.

He's in a worse position than bankruptcy, and he's in staggering debt, and it's going to take years for her to sort it out. After his death, she sold all of their possessions. Except for the house in the city, which is his property and cannot be sold. But once approved. She still had to sell it. Thankfully, he had all the other possessions in her name as gifts, so she could sell them.

She still had an inheritance tax on her shoulders, which she had to pay as soon as possible. Two Impressionist paintings and an Aston Martin sports car will be sold in New York in October. She's planning to sell everything that can be realized.

Her lawyer asserted to her. If she sells everything. Including the house after marriage, she may not make a profit or lose money. Of course, it is nothing. Some of Paul's belongings are attached to a corporate entity, and the lawyer is preparing to declare the company bankrupt, but so far no one knows that Paul's world has fallen apart. Out of respect for him. She struggled to keep it that way. Even my daughter didn't understand the full meaning of it. On a sunny afternoon, she sat numbly and dazedly in her room. Still trying to endure this suffering alone.

Every day she has to pick up her daughter from school, which has become a rule. The reality is that Caroline barely has enough money left to support her, she can't wait to sell her house, she has to pay off her debts, and she can't even save a little money to cover the occasion.

She knew she had to start looking for a job as soon as possible, maybe going to a museum. Her life had been turned upside down, and she didn't know what to tell her daughter.

She knew that the insurance company refused to make the initial payment, and she knew that her husband's estate was under probate, so she was short of money at the moment. But the daughter did not know that her father had lost most of his fortune before he died, and that the reason why the insurance company refused to pay compensation was because they thought he had committed suicide. Everyone thought it was an accident.

If they did not know about the letter or his condition, those who were with him did not believe that it was an accident. Only she, the lawyer, and the authorities knew what was going on. For now, that's true.

She lay in bed every night, recalling their last conversation, replaying it over and over again in her head. That's all she can think about, and she knows she'll never forgive herself for not making it to Canada sooner. It was a never-ending prayer of guilt, self-blame, and constant horror coming over her, his debts endless, and her penniless to pay them. The past was an unspeakable fear for her.

All that happened Caroline felt like she was in complete isolation, and there was only one person who was clear about her situation, and that was their lawyer. He was so nice and had always sympathized with her and supported her, and they had just agreed that morning that she would sell the house in August. They have lived there for four and a half years, and the daughter is now

She liked it so much, but she couldn't keep it.

She was going to seek financial support to keep her in school, but she couldn't even do that. Still, she wanted to keep their financial crisis as secret as possible. She did this largely for the sake of her family, so as not to cause a complete panic. As long as the creditor thinks they still have money, she can get a little more time. She complained that probate and estate tax dragged on. She's stalling for time, and they're all in the dark.

Newspapers have mentioned that some of the companies he has invested in have gone bankrupt. Surprisingly, no one has put the whole picture of the catastrophe together, mainly because in many cases, the public does not expect him to be a major investor. It's a mess of lies that keeps Caroline in fear day and night, as she struggles with the loss of the man she loves dearly, and tries to guide her children out of the loss of their father. She was terrified, and for most of the time she couldn't adjust to the drastic change.

Until the latest asset inventory, the lawyer found that a large factory that Paul had invested in had more than 10,000 employees, but due to the breakdown of the husband's venture capital company, the factory was also in crisis, and now the strike wave has begun to stage, and the radical workers once wanted to ask Caroline for an explanation, but what could she do? She had neither the ability nor the confidence to handle the matter properly, which distressed her.

She went to the doctor a week ago, and because she couldn't sleep for months, the doctor advised her to take medication, but she didn't want to. Caroline wanted to see if she could survive without pills. But she felt completely broken and hopeless, because she had to live her life carefully every day, day after day, even if it was only for the sake of the children.