My stepmom left me everything — and gave my siblings $1 each. They said I didn’t deserve it because I wasn’t her real child, and hadn’t even known she was dying. But when I found a letter hidden behind her wardrobe, I realized the truth about our family was worse than I imagined.
“According to Sarah’s will, the house and the $100k bank account go to Melissa,” the lawyer announced calmly. “The rest of you will each receive $1.”
An uncomfortable silence filled the room.
Then my half-brother, Daniel, snapped, “Why does she get everything?”
“We were the ones with Mom in the final days of her life,” Ava said.
“Melissa didn’t even know she was sick,” Jenna added.
I sat there, stunned. I didn’t understand it either.
I wasn’t Susan’s real daughter, so why did she choose me?
“The rest of you will each receive $1.”
