(1229) Sticky end?

My eldest child has this theory that old folks with too much money would face difficult ends.

In Mei Lian's case, it is quite true. She has outlived her husband and all her sisters. As she wanted, she accumulated lots of money in the bank. Yet, for what? To make enemies of kind church members who took her in? To have a "rubbish" house for the Filipino maid to treasure hunt in? To leave the entire caboodle to the trusted lawyer who is rather high-handed to her nephew and nieces?
Mrs Lee, who lost time and money for meals who tried to sort out Lian's financial affairs, finally threw her hands up and refused to be involved anymore. Just as well the former is selling her Silver City house and stay on permanently in the capital city with her daughter. If not Lian would continue to take advantage of Mrs Lee and foul things up for any kind bank officials. Apparently Lian made a formal complaint against a very helpful and honest bank officer. Mrs Lee said that unless the officer with the complaint as a black mark change job, she would not be promoted throughout her working life.

Lian would sleep on the sitting room sofa with all the lights on in her inherited house. Perhaps she was afraid of her three deceased sisters coming back to take her to task. After all, she left two sisters' urns behind a coffin shop open to the elements. The life of a wealthy woman with a few millions in the bank is not good. She eats take out food. All the rooms in her house are full of her dead sisters' old things. That house was filled to overflowing with three spinsters' frugal living. Nothing had been thrown away for the past 30 years. The house was dim, dusty and dirty. I remember I had to remove things from a chair if I wanted to sit down to wait for Lian to get ready for an outing. I used to car sit for her whenever she summered in New Zealand. Her car had been a great blessing to my family. She has been a most fair car owner and treated me well. I guess I took very good care of her cars for a few stints. It ended when my family moved away.

Money is a good servant but a terrible master.