When Julia and Helga\u2019s father passed away, Helga fought their mother, Mrs. Hanson, for the inheritance. She said some horrible things, and Julie and Mrs. Hanson came up with a shocking plan to teach her a huge lesson.<\/p>\n
\u201cHOW DARE YOU?\u201d Helga screamed at her mother, Mrs. Hanson, over the phone. Julia heard the entire thing from the kitchen, even though her mother was using the telephone in the living room and it wasn\u2019t on speakerphone. Julia\u2019s sister was angry that her mother had decided her will.<\/p>\n
She would leave Helga 30% of the estate, while Julia would receive everything else. It wasn\u2019t an equal division, but Mrs. Hanson felt that Julia deserved the money more than Helga because they had a better relationship. Helga and her husband had always been greedy and selfish, visiting or calling them only when they wanted something.<\/p>\n
But the older woman was being generous. At first, Helga would not receive anything due to how she spoke to her mother. However, they recently had a set of twin babies at a relatively old age, as Helga was 47 and her husband was 51. Therefore, Mrs. Hanson decided to give her something. Unfortunately, Helga was not happy about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHelga, please don\u2019t yell,\u201d Mrs. Hanson told her daughter on the phone and watched as Julia approached. She decided to put the call on speakerphone from then on.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew you would see reason, Julia. Our mother was so obstinate.\u201d
\n\u201cMOTHER! You can\u2019t just give everything to Julia! She doesn\u2019t even have children. Don\u2019t you care about the twins? They deserve their share of the money!\u201d Helga exclaimed, not knowing that Julia was listening.<\/p>\n
\u201cHelga, it doesn\u2019t matter whether Julia has kids or not. She sacrificed so much of her life to take care of your father and me, whereas you didn\u2019t. Also, you\u2019re married. You have a support system. On the other hand, this is my money, and I get to decide who receives it,\u201d Mrs. Hanson reasoned. But this wasn\u2019t the answer Helga wanted.<\/p>\n
\u201cI DON\u2019T CARE WHAT JULIA HAS DONE! YOU KNOW WHAT? I CAN\u2019T WAIT FOR YOU TO DIE, AND I\u2019LL SUE FOR MY SHARE! GOODBYE!\u201d Helga screamed spitefully and ended the call abruptly.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Hanson placed her forehead on her hand and breathed deeply. Julia was finally angry, but she couldn\u2019t show it. She couldn\u2019t believe her sister would say something so horrible to their mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, she\u2019s just angry. She didn\u2019t mean that,\u201d lied Julia to console her mother, but Mrs. Hanson knew the truth. Helga meant it and would fight tooth and nail for a more significant share in the will. Luckily, their lawyer in Washington D.C. told them that as long as Helga received something, she wouldn\u2019t be able to contest it.<\/p>\n
Over the next few months, Helga called several times to persuade Mrs. Hanson to change her will. These conversations always ended in huge fights that took a serious toll on the older woman, and Julia became even angrier at her sister.<\/p>\n
Finally, their mother died, and Helga made a scene at the funeral, pretending to be in so much distress over her passing. Fortunately, most relatives knew her real character, although they didn\u2019t know how awful she had been during the last few months of Mrs. Hanson\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
After the funeral, Helga started calling Julia about the money. They both received their share, but it seemed like her sister was now going to be nasty to Julia until she complied and gave her some more money.<\/p>\n
Finally, Julia came up with a plan. During one phone call, she revealed her idea to Helga. \u201cOk, listen. I want to move to New York, so I\u2019m going to sell Mom\u2019s house for good. I\u2019ll give you 50% of the sale, although the house is in my name. Does this seem fair?\u201d she asked her sister.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, that\u2019s fantastic, Julia! Thank you! I knew you would see reason. Our mother was so obstinate. You\u2019re the best aunt to the twins ever. I swear this is all for their future,\u201d Helga gushed over the phone. Julia didn\u2019t know if she was genuinely planning on putting the money towards her children, but it didn\u2019t matter because Julia was lying.<\/p>\n
The sale of the house went quickly because it was located in a pretty great area of the capital, and there were tons of buyers. Helga was salivating at the idea of receiving half of the house sale. Julia thought she didn\u2019t deserve it at all.<\/p>\n
\u201cOk, I\u2019m going to place your part of the money in a bank account, and I\u2019ll send you the details later. Is that alright?\u201d Julia asked her sister when they had coffee right before she left for New York.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course! Of course! Though, I\u2019m going to miss you so much!\u201d Helga said with a smile that Julia didn\u2019t trust at all.<\/p>\n
\u201cCool, well, goodbye,\u201d Julia replied, standing up and giving her sister the most awkward hug in the world. But Helga placed all her acting chops on the embrace, pretending like she was indeed going to miss her sister.<\/p>\n
A week after Julia left the state, she finally sent her sister the details to the safety deposit box.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour sister couldn\u2019t just wire the money to our account?\u201d Helga\u2019s husband asked, thinking this procedure odd.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s an idiot. You know that. I\u2019ll go to the bank right now and check things out,\u201d Helga responded, smiling cattily.<\/p>\n
But at the bank, she was taken to the safety deposit box and saw three $1 bills inside it. \u201cThat\u2019s all?\u201d she asked aloud and finally noticed the note inside next to the bills. It read: \u201cThat\u2019s all you deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Helga\u2019s screams and cries were heard through the entire bank that day. But Julia had blocked her, and they never saw each other again.<\/p>\n
What can we learn from this story?<\/p>\n
Greediness leads to nothing. Helga treated everyone horribly and only wanted money. She received nothing in the end.
\nFollow your relative\u2019s wishes. Although Helga pestered her terribly, Julia didn\u2019t want to go against her mother\u2019s desires.<\/p>\n
Share this story with your friends. It might brighten their day and inspire them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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