They were married for 20 years, raising a son and living the good life jetting between homes in New York and France.
It was all perfect, except for one thing: He had secretly divorced her just months after their wedding, in an apparent attempt to shield his assets.
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Now Cristina Carta Villa, 59, is suing her 90-year-old “husband, ” Gabriel Villa, to nullify the divorce she never knew about — and keep him from selling an apartment they shared.
The two met at a friend’s house, quickly tying the knot in a New York ceremony in 1994. She left her job teaching Italian literature at Boston College to be with the lawyer and travel agent more than 30 years her senior.