My parents died in an accident when we were kids, and it was our grandpa who stepped in to raise me and my sister.
At eighteen, she left without looking back. She never visited, never called. I stayed. I was the one who cared for Grandpa through seven long years of illness, watching his strength fade day by day.
A few days ago, he passed away. That’s when she suddenly reappeared—asking for “her share” of the inheritance. She demanded 50%, as if she had earned it.
What she didn’t know was that Grandpa had left everything to me. It was his final wish, and when the will was read, I was the only beneficiary.
So without telling anyone, I quietly took the money and left town after the funeral—just as she had walked away the day she turned eighteen.
For days, she tried to reach me but didn’t know where I was. Eventually, she got my number and called, demanding her half of Grandpa’s estate.
She froze when I told her the truth—that she wasn’t getting a cent, and that deep down I had been waiting for this moment, waiting for the day she would come back, not out of love, but to beg.
Her voice shook with fury. She accused me of stealing her rights, of being heartless. She shouted that I must have manipulated Grandpa in his final days to cut her out.
Of course, I hung up the phone and didn’t even bother answering her.
But now, days later, the anger has cooled, and I find myself questioning: Did I do the right thing? Should I keep everything, as Grandpa wanted, knowing she doesn’t deserve it—or should I give her something anyway, if only to put the past to rest?
Source: brightside.me