My parents left everything to my brother, so I stopped paying their bills. A month later, my mother sent me a text message.

I was the one who kept everything running smoothly. My brother Eric, on the other hand, did absolutely nothing. And when I say “nothing,” I really mean nothing.

No job, no responsibilities, just endless laziness and the expectation that life would hand him everything on a silver platter. And apparently, my parents were only too happy to provide him with that life. That day, I was helping my father with some paperwork because, as always, neither he nor my mother could manage it alone.

He asked me to scan some documents, both legal and financial. I didn’t think much of it until I saw a folder labeled “Estate Planning” and the words “Last Will and Testament.” I don’t usually go through other people’s paperwork.

But my curiosity got the better of me. After all, I had provided them with a roof over their heads. It therefore seemed only reasonable to inquire how they were managing their assets for the future.

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