My dad’s new wife, Ivy, is younger than me — he’s 61, she’s 27, and I’m 32. Last month, he told me he’d updated his will so that everything — the house, the savings, all of it — would go to her.

When I questioned him, he just shrugged and said, “Your mother left you the heirlooms, and you’ve got a good job. That’s more than enough. You’ll be fine, but Ivy’s young — she needs security and someone to take care of her.”

I literally fumed, and Ivy just smirked.

But I wasn’t going to let it go. After checking the property records, I found out the house he’d promised her was still in both his and my late mom’s names. The ownership transfer had never been finalized — which meant half of it legally belonged to me.
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So, I went to a lawyer and filed my claim. At our next family dinner, I told them both — and the color drained from their faces. Ivy froze when she realized the mansion she flaunted online wasn’t fully hers to inherit. She may have thought she’d secured everything, but I made sure she got far less than she expected.

Now, my dad’s entire attitude toward me has changed. He says I’ve robbed Ivy of her “security,” and there’s obvious tension between them too. He calls me selfish and jealous, but all I ever wanted was fairness.

Am I really wrong for standing up for what was legally mine — even if it shattered my dad’s so-called happy relationship?