The user explained that six years earlier, they had moved to a new country after receiving a job promotion and were focused on proving their worth at work. \u201cWhen I arrived I looked for a house in a nice neighborhood and when I finally found it in my first week there was this sweet old lady which welcomed [me] with homemade cookies,\u201d the poster wrote.<\/p>\n
At the time, the move and new position left them with little time to socialize or meet people in the area. Still, the woman next door made an impression. \u201cThe only constant was this sweet old lady that from time to time was showing up and just wanted some company,\u201d the poster said. That small act of kindness eventually grew into a meaningful friendship.<\/p>\n
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As the years went on, the pair became close. The poster shared that the woman\u2019s husband died two decades earlier, leaving her the house and some money. When asked if she had any grandchildren, the elderly neighbor became quiet and sad, so the topic was dropped.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously during the years she opened more and more and I learnt that she had 3 granddaughters that were living at 20 minutes from her but she didn\u2019t saw them since 13 years,\u201d the user wrote.<\/p>\n
It was clear that the distance between the woman and her family caused her pain. \u201cShe didn\u2019t understood why and all she wanted was just some company and to see them from time to time,\u201d the poster explained.<\/p>\n
The Redditor emphasized that their friendship was genuine and had nothing to do with money. \u201cI didn\u2019t knew anything about her financial situation since she never talked to me about it and honestly I never cared,\u201d they said, adding that they were already financially secure.<\/p>\n
Over time, their bond grew through simple acts of care and companionship. \u201cLike helping her out with her garden, she teached me some of her recipes and she officially become simply part of my life,\u201d the user shared. During the holidays, they invited the elderly woman to celebrate with their family.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was hurting me to see her always alone,\u201d the poster explained. \u201cWe developed this close relationship since I saw in her a bit my grandma.\u201d<\/p>\n
Over the years, the elderly woman\u2019s granddaughters never came to visit or even called. \u201cNot once her granddaughters showed up for her or just called her. Simply nothing,\u201d the user wrote. The poster did what they could to fill that emotional void, spending time with the neighbor and making sure she didn\u2019t feel forgotten.<\/p>\n
Three months before the Reddit post, tragedy struck when the woman died at age 96 from health complications. \u201cBut again at her funeral literally no one of her family showed up,\u201d the poster wrote. \u201cIt was kinda absurd that I was there with her old friends and her family didn\u2019t even bothered.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two weeks later, the poster received an unexpected call. \u201cI was contacted by her lawyer for her will, which obviously surprised me,\u201d they wrote. The elderly neighbor had left everything \u2014 her house and her savings \u2014 to the poster. \u201cIn her will stated that she thought a lot about what she had and decided to give everything to me with the hope I would keep her house for when I would have kids and give the money to a charity organization for cancer research,\u201d the user explained.<\/p>\n
The inheritance came as a shock, and it quickly sparked conflict. \u201cSuddenly her granddaughters remembered about her and their first move? To contest her will obviously because according to them I manipulated [her] into this,\u201d the poster shared. The accusations were painful, especially after years of witnessing the family\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI found out that she changed her will 2 years ago so well before her death and that everything is perfectly legal and she was in perfect mental health when she changed her will,\u201d they noted.<\/p>\n
Still, the revelation did little to calm the tension. \u201cApparently this only made things worst and the granddaughters started accusing me that I somehow manipulated [her] into this,\u201d the poster said.<\/p>\n
Frustrated and hurt, the user confronted them. \u201cI pointed out how no one of them was there for [her] in this 6 years and before, how no one of them was even at her funeral and that they should be ashamed of themselves,\u201d the Redditor admitted.<\/p>\n
The granddaughters, according to the post, were especially angry because of the size of the inheritance. \u201cThe money [she] left me aren\u2019t exactly small and the value of the house is extremely important since we live in an extremely good neighborhood,\u201d the user explained.<\/p>\n
Despite the accusations, the poster stood firm about honoring the late neighbor\u2019s wishes. \u201cI obviously want to honor her wish and to donate the money at the charity organization [she] mentioned,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
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