After my dad passed, my stepmother changed the locks to keep me out

My father’s sudden passing changed everything. He was my rock, the only person who truly loved me and understood me, and now he was gone.

A few days after his funeral, I returned to my childhood home, but nothing could prepare me for what I experienced.

As I stood in front of the house, trying to get inside, I realized the locks had been changed. My stepmother, Carla, was inside the house, peaking from behind the curtains, and despite my attempts to make her get out and open the door for me, she pretended I wasn’t even there.

And then, I noticed one of my late mother’s finished paintings on the porch, along with the ceramic urn with my childhood dog’s ashes and a letter written in Carla’s neat handwriting.

“Olivia, this house is now mine. It will be my children who will be moving in, not you. Time to grow up and move on.”

My heart shattered. I always knew Carla wasn’t fond of me, but I never assumed she would try to keep me out of my father’s home.

Devastated, I took my belongings and left.

And then, a couple of days later, I received a call from my father’s lawyer. He said he needed to talk to me about the house.

I explained that my stepmother changed the locks and kicked me out, but he demanded I see him first thing in the morning.

“Olivia, you see, your dad changed the will six months before his passing. He asked from me to protect you and make sure you are not left on your own. He put the house in a trust. For you.”

At that moment, I recalled a conversation I had with my dad about his will, but I didn’t pay much attention at the time.

Now that the house was mine, I was about to teach Carla a lesson.

For the first couple of weeks, I stood quiet, letting my stepmother believe she had won when she changed the locks. And then, my dad’s lawyer filed the legal paperwork to reclaim the house from the trust.

Carla was served the papers at 9 a.m. on a Tuesday. At 9:15, my phone rang.

“How could you do this!?” she started shouting, accusing me of stealing the house from her.

I simply hung up the phone and blocked her number.

Carla had 30 days to vacate, but she refused to do so.

On day 31, I arrived at the house with a lawyer and a locksmith, finally claiming what was always mine.

“You spoiled little brat!” Carla spat. “You think you can just take everything?!”

“Not everything,” I replied. “Just what’s mine. What Dad wanted me to have.”

I later learned that my stepmom was involved with someone else even when my father was still alive, and he learned that but never confronted her. He knew her true colors and protected me from her even after his passing.

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Monica Pop
Monica Pop
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