My Late Mom Left $5 Million Inheritance To My Greedy Brother And Aunts, But I Only Got An Envelope With An Address
Family disputes over a loved one’s belongings are common, and sometimes, the people who should be receiving the inheritance don’t even agree. One woman shared a story about her mother and the unexpected gift she left behind when she passed.
She began by explaining that she was the one who cared for her mother during her illness. “Mom was always my best friend,” she wrote. “So, of course, I was going to be there for her through everything.”
But because she was always by her mother’s side, her selfish brother and aunts only showed up when they needed something—usually money to pay their bills.
“While Mom was steadily getting worse, one of my aunts had the nerve to ask my mom’s real estate contacts to help her find a new home, since Mom had run a real estate business. They were so cheeky,” the woman recalled.
Sadly, her mother passed away.
The woman then reflected on the day her mother’s will was read. In the room, which felt like something out of a Hallmark movie, her brother, aunts, and the family lawyer were all present.
“As the lawyer revealed the contents of the will, I sipped weak tea from one of the broken teacups. Mom had saved up quite a bit of money—around $5 million—and she planned to give it to my brother and aunts. I nearly choked on my tea as I tried to process what was happening. I didn’t get anything. Not a thing.”
Tears welled up in her eyes, and mascara smudged her skirt as her brother and aunts couldn’t hide their grins.
“I couldn’t understand how Mom could hurt me like this,” she thought as she wiped her nose with the palm of her hand. As an overthinker, she kept asking herself, “Did I not care enough for her in her final months?”
Then, the lawyer handed her an envelope.
Inside, she found an address written on a piece of paper, but she had no idea what it meant.
At first, she thought it might be a storage unit her mom wanted her to clean out. The lawyer didn’t offer any explanation, only telling her that her mom had loved her most.
When she arrived at the address, she was stunned to find a beautiful house waiting for her. It looked like something straight out of a fairy tale, complete with her favorite flowers planted in the yard.
“My mom knew that my brother and aunts were the ones who would spend the most money,” she reflected. “But she wanted me to have a place to start my own family and create a future. She wanted me to make new memories in a place that clearly had her spirit.”
On the kitchen table, another note from her mother explained that while the money was given to her brother and aunts, she knew they would waste it as soon as they got their hands on it. Her mom wanted to teach them the value of family—a lesson they would likely learn the hard way.
“But now that I’m in my new kitchen, drinking coffee from the coffee machine I’ve always wanted, I know that my mom’s love was never about the money,” she wrote. “This gift will mean more to me than anything else because it’s tied to this house.”
“Hey, Mom, you still know best.”
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