A New York City woman is suing her ex-lover for six years of unpaid work because he refused to leave his wife. Theodora Lee Corsell, 67, claims that she was uncompensated for her "professional services" as a gofer during her time with James Greenwald, 88, and says he promised that she would one day become the next Mrs. Greenwald. She wants $2 million for her work.
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