Many Things

He unopened the box and found a number of things inside it. He was not familiar with any of them. The first thing he saw was a pair of the crotched doll. Why was her wife keeping these dolls as a secret? There were a lot of questions swirling in his head. And then something else caught his attention that blew his mind away. 

Dolls

The dolls looked old but were in good condition. However, there were some marks on it. It seemed the damages were done purposefully. Was his wife a black magician. Did she perform black magic on someone? Is that why she did not want him to open the box because she did not want him to know about her this part.  

Next What?

And then he found $95,000 in cash. You read it right. The box had that much amount in cash. No need to say, the old man was all stunned when he saw that. Where did she get this money from and why did she keep it as a secret? After all, it was not a small amount but a very big one.   

Amazed

He was flabbergasted. Before approaching his wife, he calmed himself as he did not want to make her feel bad. And once composed he asked her what was all this and why did she keep him in dark. She said, “When we were to be married. My grandmother told me the secret to a happy marriage…”

The Answer

What she said next was something he had not expected at all. She did it all because her grandmother had told her a secret. But how the secret to a happy marriage could be related to a box full of crotched dolls and money? 

Nothing Sad

His heart began to beat faster. What was she going to tell him? After all these years of beautiful companionship, he did not want to hear anything painful. Nevertheless, he continued looking at his wife with hope and fear both in his eyes.