When 87-year-old Chris Harvey was hospitalized, his daughter Angelina couldn’t fly from Miami to Austin to help. Instead, she sent her son, Peter, and his wife, Hannah, to check on him and prepare the house for his return. Chris was relieved to hear they’d help—but they had a hidden agenda. When Chris came home, he was shocked to find his house almost empty, his furniture outside, and plastic sheets scattered like a renovation project. Peter claimed they were remodeling as a surprise to make the home more livable for him,

Touched by their “thoughtfulness,” Chris thanked them and left to get his medication. But when he returned, he overheard a conversation that shattered the illusion. Hannah was furious: “You said he was dying! We’re spending all this money for a house we don’t even own!” Peter tried to calm her, saying it would be his eventually, since his grandfather was old and had no one else. Chris was heartbrokenM