After a man died, the will he left divided his two daughters, one of whom was to receive the house she grew up in, while the other received only a dirty dish.
John was a proud father of his two daughters, Helen and Julia. They were the apple of his eye, but since Julia resembled his late wife more, he tended to take her side more.
When Julia was born, Helen was already a teenager. In truth, John and his wife had almost given up hope of having a child when Julia arrived. This allowed them to treat her even more special.
Helen inherited only dirty dishes from her father, while her sister got the house | Source: Shutterstock
They gave her the best of everything, showering her with love and attention, making Helen, the eldest child who had previously been the sole recipient of all their affection, feel very neglected.
When she turned 18, her mother died, leaving John to care for the girls. It was a difficult task. Eventually, he ordered Helen to work as a dishwasher so they would have more income to live on.
At first, Helen hated the job and challenged her father on the necessity of doing it. “Why do I have to do this? I don’t see other kids doing this; they’re all going to college,” Helen told her father one day.
“You’re 18 now, Helen, you’ve grown up and you need to learn to be useful to others now,” he told her.
“You mean you and Julia,” Helen said before walking away from him that day.
John ordered Helen to work as a dishwasher so they would have more income to live on | Source: Pexels
They clashed like this two more times before Helen finally agreed to go to work. Her agreement was binding, which did nothing to calm her jealousy of Julia.
Helen saw Julia as a spoiled child, which created a rift between the two girls. They bickered constantly over Julia’s refusal to work, and it only worsened as she grew older.
As a teenager, Julia only wanted to party all the time, while Helen got used to working to support the family. She worked for a few months as a dishwasher before being hired as a kitchen assistant, and later as a cook.
During her working years, Helen let go of her jealousy of Julia. She had wanted a chance to party and live like her sister, but as she grew older, she realized that life could be much more than that.
As a teenager, Julia just wanted to party all the time | Source: Pexels
She tried to warn her sister about the life she was leading, but Julia always rebuffed her efforts, thinking she was simply bitter and jealous. John didn’t mind pampering his miracle child, so Helen had no help, and she eventually gave up her efforts.
But when John died, things changed. His lawyer read his will to both girls, and the results were shocking, especially for Helen.
They learned that their father had left the house to Julia while Helen inherited a dirty old dish. Helen wanted to contest the will, but decided that her sister, who was 21 at the time, needed all the help she could get.
Instead, Helen approached her for advice on what to do with her life and her inheritance. “I think you should sell the house and use the proceeds for college. I never got to go, but you can,” she told Julia.
“Why are you meddling in my business? You always acted like you were better than me, but I guess Dad didn’t think so,” Julia replied.
John died and left the house to Julia | Source: Pexels
“Julia, I really think you should consider what I’m saying,” Helen begged, but her sister wouldn’t listen.
“I don’t need advice, and even if I did, it wouldn’t come from a simple cook,” Julia mocks her older sister.
Helen was sad about this, but she decided to leave Julia to her own devices. The following week, she learned that her sister had sold their house and moved to a more expensive apartment in the city.
“Good luck, sister,” Helen whispered to herself after hearing the news.
Months passed, and Helen was doing well. One day, she was cleaning her modest apartment when she came across the plate her father had left for her.
She decided it shouldn’t go to waste, so she washed it and placed it in her locker, intending to use it for special occasions.
Helen used the money she earned from selling the plate to build her catering business | Source: Pexels
One day, she hosted a small gathering of friends at her house, and she served them the plate her father had left behind. One of the people present was a historian, and when he saw it, he turned around.
He showed it to Helen, who was initially skeptical. The next day, they both took the piece to an antique shop, where it was confirmed that it belonged to the Chinese dynasty and was very expensive.
The crockery was valued at two million dollars, and Helen sold it to a collector, making her very wealthy. She invested all the money in building a restaurant, which was booming within a few years.
Meanwhile, Julia wasn’t so lucky. She spent all the money she got from selling the house on parties, and when the money ran out, she had nothing left for herself. Eventually, she became homeless.
Julia spent all the money she got from selling her house on parties and ended up becoming homeless. | Source: Pexels
One day, feeling hungry, Julia went to a famous restaurant to give alms to the homeless. She arrived very early because people told her that the owner gave more generously than her friends, and that she only gave to those who arrived early.
Imagine her shock when she reached the front of the queue, and discovered that the owner people were talking kindly about was her sister Helen.
But like the loving sister that she was, Helen graciously welcomed Julia with open arms. That day, she took her home and cleaned her up. Soon, she gave her a job at one of her restaurants, and Julia never looked down on her again.
Helen took Julia into her home, cleaned her up, and even gave her a job at one of her restaurants | Source: Pexels
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Olivia’s grandmother gave her a note that reunited her with her mother | Photo: Shutterstock
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