My “Golden Child” Brother Slept With My Wife And Fathered My Son. My Dad Just Rewrote His Will To Leave Him Exactly $1 While I Get $2 Million. Was I Too Harsh To Laugh In His Face When He Begged For Help?

Dad’s Verdict

As Caleb’s words faltered, my father, usually reserved in his expressions, couldn’t contain his disappointment. He asked me to pass him the phone and went off on him.

“Caleb,” he began, his tone heavy with disapproval, “what you’ve done is not just a betrayal of your brother but a betrayal of this family. You slept with your brother’s wife and continued to sleep with her after they got married. Your actions have consequences and they have irreversibly damaged the trust we had in you. I raised both of you to value family loyalty and decency. What you’ve shown today goes against everything I’ve tried to instill in you.”

He paused, letting the weight of his words settle on Caleb’s conscience.

“The disregard for your brother’s feelings, the lack of respect for the sanctity of his marriage, it’s unacceptable. You’ve not only hurt him but tarnished the bonds that hold us together as a family. I feel like me and your mom are to be blamed for what you have become now and we will no longer let you get away with this behavior anymore. Starting today I’m cutting you off from the college funds that I set up for you. You can figure out on your own about your university fees. I will also not be funding your lifestyle anymore. You think it makes you more of a man to sleep with married women? Well now let’s see what happens to you when you don’t have my money to depend on.”

I, on the other hand, maintained a composed demeanor throughout all this. Although I initially wanted to scream at Caleb, watching my dad punish him was the ultimate vindication. I had exposed his true nature and it was clear that he had underestimated the consequences.

Caleb, persistent in his protests, continued to justify himself, but my father swiftly ended the call, shutting down Caleb’s attempts to explain away his actions. My mom came up to me and hugged me. It had been a while since we shared such a moment but in that embrace there was unspoken understanding and support amidst the family turmoil.

She apologized to me that she had not believed me all this time. I felt like my 14-year-old self would never have imagined this moment, being vindicated and embraced by my mother.

Divorce and Paternity

After that, my dad helped me find a good lawyer so I could divorce Karen. She and her lawyer tried to fight dirty by asking me for alimony since I earned more than her, but luckily her affair played heavily in my favor. We also had a paternity test for my son and it was determined that Caleb was indeed the father of the child.

I can’t begin to write how painful it was for me to suggest this news. It was worse than when Karen told me that she had been cheating on me. I felt so pissed that my son didn’t belong to me. However, I guess God works in mysterious ways because I decided to stay strong throughout all this.

Karen begged me that I should keep visiting my son since he should not be punished for all this, but I just could not bear to see him. He reminded me of Caleb and I hated it.

After my divorce was finalized and I was finally free, I moved into my own bachelor pad. It felt surreal living on my own since I had gotten married so young and never really lived on my own. However, since I had always been independent I was quick to adapt to my bachelor lifestyle and I honestly loved it.

The Inheritance

Two weeks ago my dad called me to let me know that he had been thinking of changing his will since he didn’t want to give Caleb anything. If there’s one thing to know about my dad it is that he is extremely stubborn. Since he had made up his mind that he wanted nothing to do with Caleb, he had kept his word.

Caleb tried to reach out to our parents and even showed up at their doorstep begging them for forgiveness, but he was not even allowed inside. My mother, who usually caves into Caleb’s tantrums, also seems to be done with him, although it must be hurting her the most. Throughout all this, Caleb didn’t even once send me a text to apologize for what he had done, so clearly he didn’t even regret it. He was just sad about being cut off from our parents.

Well, Dad told me that he would be leaving everything behind to me just to ensure that Caleb doesn’t protest later. He would be leaving him with only $1. My eyes widened in shock as my dad had worked really hard his whole life, including his assets, retirement fund, and life insurance. It would come up to almost $2 million.

The only clause in his will was that if my dad passed away before my mom she would continue to live in their house even though the ownership would go to my name. Of course, I didn’t mind this since I would want to take care of my mom until her last days.