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What do YOU think
Most of the letters urging the LW to give the money back do so on the basis of speculation as to the intentions of the grandmother, or what the grandmother would have done had she known of the breakup. Those urging the LW to keep the money base their argument on the premise that the legal interpretation of the will is all we can know about the grandmother's intentions.
She's dead, so they are right. On the basis of argument, the LW should keep the money.
But if you, LW, yourself harbor any inkling that the Grandmother might have intended otherwise--or maybe you just can't be sure--you are better off giving it back. It's not worth the emotional baggage to keep it...and may well be worth the emotional release to do otherwise.