Rich Old Man Excludes Children from Will and Picks Out Heirs from a Phone Book — Story of the Day
A billionaire’s greedy children were stunned when their father announced that he was cutting them out of the will and leaving all his money to strangers.
Donald Farrow was a man who loved his family and it had been for them that he’d amassed a huge fortune so they never imagined he’d be picking his heirs from the phone book, but that is exactly what happened.
What none of Donald’s three children had realized was that they had very different values from their father. He had indulged them all their lives, patiently waiting for them to mature into people he could respect as well as love. It was their greed that lost them everything.
Donald Farrow never thought he’d be picking his heirs out of a phone book | Source: Shutterstock.com
While Donald had grown up very poor — he hadn’t even had shoes to wear to school — his oldest daughter Merle spent fortunes on handcrafted designer footwear which she wore for only one season.
Donald had walked to work even as a young man starting a family, but his son Jordan had a whole collection of vintage automobiles worth millions and was now wanting to buy yet more.
As for Donald’s youngest daughter, Leonora, she was the one he had the most difficulties with. Merle and Jordan worked for Donald, even though they did very little worth mentioning, but Leonora did absolutely nothing.
She spent her days and nights streaming her doings live on social media and was something of a celebrity. Her entire luxurious and spendthrift life was at the expense of her father’s considerable fortune.
Donald was dedicated to his family, until he discovered what they really thought of him | Source: Unsplash
If Donald’s beloved wife Hannah hadn’t passed away, she would have been the peacemaker, soothing her husband’s anger, and moderating her children’s greed. Unfortunately for them, Hannah had succumbed to cancer and left Donald all alone with their spoiled, selfish offspring.
One thing that Donald insisted on was that his three children (none of whom were married) have Sunday lunch with him every week. Some of Donald’s fondest memories were of his own Sunday lunches with his parents and his siblings.
For Donald, Sunday lunch was family, and more importantly, a way to keep Hannah’s memory alive. But Merle, Jordan, and Leonora saw it as an imposition on their precious time,...