After Grandmother's Death in a Nursing Home, Man Inherits an Envelope with Several Dollar Bills – Story of the Day

A man blindly in love with his evil fiancée was forced to deceive his granny and abandon her in a nursing home. However, the grandmother found a way to teach him a lesson and open his eyes to expose his lover's real face. After her death, the man received an envelope with some money and a cryptic message that would change his life.

Moses was a 26-year-old entrepreneur who loved his fiancée Cara more than the skies and beyond. He worshiped her with gifts and diamonds, but nothing pleased her expensive tastes. Cara constantly complained and wanted her beau to make some quick money so that he could spend every last dollar on her.

In his race to please his beloved, Moses made risky deals that tanked his business, leading to a bankruptcy that was going to be too hard to recover from.

"You are pathetic. You are such a loser... I don't understand why I'm still wasting my time with you when I can find a man who will rain money on me," Cara yelled at Moses when he told her his company was on the verge of bankruptcy.

He buried his head into his hands, panicking she would leave him. To his surprise, Cara stopped shouting and calmed down, telling him she knew how to bring them out of their financial crisis and make them rich...

"This might sound crazy, but hun, do you remember I told you about Mrs. Fredericks? The old lady I met at the gym?" she said.

"Yeah, I do, but I don't understand why you're talking about her..."

Before Moses could finish, Cara chimed in, saying the lady was the wife of Mr. Fredericks, an owner of a project development company and a member of an elite business club.

"You see, darling, Mrs. Fredericks promised she would talk to her husband about making you a member of the club. You'll meet a lot of rich people once you're in. You'll get their contacts, build ties…and you can strike handsome business deals with them…and ultimately, we can become rich! Don't you think it's a wonderful idea, as always?"

Greed always leads to a path of destruction and disappointment.

But Moses laughed it off, thinking Cara was joking. "An elite club member? Who me?! Good joke, hun! Do you even know how costly those memberships are? I can never join such a club because I don't have so much money. Where will we go for so much cash? And the membership is expensive...we cannot afford it, so let's drop the idea."

Cara frowned at having to plot and plan everything on her own. "I know it's expensive, but those petty payments we are going to make are an investment in our bright future. Think, darling...think. We can live the life of our dreams and get your business back up. And then we can get married! Everything is gonna be smooth once you become an esteemed member of that club."

Cara's strange idea kept ringing in Moses's head. He thought it was great but was worried about not having enough money to pay to join the club.

"Look, babe, I know you're excited about this, but we don't have money to afford all this...you know the company's on the verge of bankruptcy. I don't think it's a good idea," he said.

"Argh! Why am I the only one to think for both of us?" Cara snorted in disgust. "I have a plan... get ready. We'll have to drive somewhere tomorrow," she went on.

"Drive where?"

"Huh, silly, to meet your grandmother, Wendy, who else! I have a plan, and I am damn sure it'll work!"

"Your grandma is so emotional when it comes to you. She never says no to you for anything, and she will not let us down if we tell her a 'little' lie and cry in front of her!"

"A lie? What lie?" Moses exclaimed.

"Nothing big... Just a teeny-weeny lie, babe! Your grandma lives alone in her little cottage, doesn't she? Why don't we tell her we need money for my surgery and expensive treatment, and I cannot get pregnant without it," Cara said. "She's too old to find out we are lying, and I am sure she wishes to have great-grandchildren, so she'll help us."

"We will convince her to sell her house and move in with us. Your grandma loves you more than anything, and I'm sure she will do anything for your happiness! Now all you gotta do is go in front of her with wet, teary eyes and tell her what I tell you, alright?!"

At first, Moses hesitated. His grandma Wendy was an 80-year-old widow who lived alone in a small cottage she inherited from her late husband, Jerry. She taught sewing and lived on social security benefits, and Moses was all she had.

Moses knew how much his grandma loved her cozy little house surrounded by a beautiful garden. But he loved Cara more than anything else and was ready to do anything to please her. Eventually, Moses agreed to deceive his grandma, fearing his girlfriend would leave him if he disagreed.

"I'm not kicking my granny out onto the streets. She still gets to live with me in my house after selling her cottage, so it's fair and square," he comforted himself and left for the town to meet his grandma the following day.

Wendy was overly delighted when Moses paid her a surprise visit. After moving in with Cara, he seldom visited her, and she thought it was fine because he was a grown man with his own life to take care of. She ran and hugged him tight and burst into tears on his shoulders, showing him the peach tree he had planted when he was little.

"Look, sweetie, it is all grown up...just like you, and I can't wait to see you get married and have children! I collected a whole basket of peaches! You came right in time to take them home!" How happy Wendy was, the poor thing if she only knew why her grandson had come.

"Oh my, I'm really sorry to hear this, darling," she turned pale and was sad when Moses lied to her about Cara's treatment and the surgery she needed to have children.

"Grandma, doctors told us it's our only way to conceive. Cara's been longing for babies, but we recently found out why she couldn't get pregnant," Moses went on, putting on a pleading face.

"I'm sure even you would be dreaming of playing with your great-grandchildren, right? And we are planning to get married soon. This surgery is really important for us, and only you can help us."

Wendy melted almost immediately, thinking all that he told her was true. Her house wasn't as elaborate as her grandson's in the city. But it was still worthy enough to pay for his membership in the elite club and partially resolve his business issues.

Oh, how much Wendy loved this house! Just so much that she barely remembered hammering nails into the walls. It was her little abode of memories. Every nook and corner reminded her of her beautiful life with her late husband and Moses.

Moses knew it would not have been easy to convince his grandma to sell her house if he had told her the truth about his bankruptcy. But it was a cakewalk in persuading her to do it by deceiving her it was for his girlfriend's treatment.

Ultimately, Wendy gave in to his lies, and she could not ignore Cara's health issues and dreams of wanting to become a mother. So without further thought, she got the papers ready to sell the house.

Wendy sold her beloved house and moved in with Moses, guessing little about how she would soon come to regret making the biggest mistake of her life.

Initially, everything looked perfect after the granny moved in. She started missing her old house and beautiful garden but wore a smile, comforted she was able to help her grandson and his partner resolve their issues.

But as days passed, Wendy noticed a weird change in Cara's behavior. She thought it was strange when Cara did not seem to be bothered about the 'surgery' and looked too delighted about something. Wendy had no clue the woman was happy about Moses making it to the elite club with the money she gave them after selling her house.

Day by day, Wendy grew concerned at seeing Cara spending long hours on the phone and doing nothing other than lazing around while asking her for help with all the household chores. Sometimes, she would be gone out shopping or to the movie theater with her friends and only be back once Moses returned home from work.

"It'll help me not panic when I go under the knife, Mrs. Carson. I have time until the surgery, so I'm doing everything to prepare myself for it. Hanging out often and resting well will help me relax before the surgery. It's like therapy, you know," Cara told Wendy.

The grandma decided not to interfere in her affairs and slowly adapted to her new living conditions. But to her disbelief, Cara's fake politeness did not last long, and she started getting irritated at her for small things.

"You silly old lady...is this how you do the dishes??" Cara once yelled at poor Wendy when she didn't know how to operate the dishwasher. "Can you, for Christ's sake, do something without stupid blunders? I cannot teach you things like a kid, alright?"

"Washing dishes properly was the least you could do after all the terrible mistakes you commit every single day. And mind you, if that dishwasher is damaged! You'll never be able to pay for it from your pocket. This is sick!"

Wendy was alarmed but brushed it off, thinking Cara had had a lousy day panicking about the 'surgery.' But to her shock, it did not stop at that, and more hurtful incidents kept coming.

"Moses, look at what your stupid grandmother did to my white dress," Wendy woke up to Cara yelling at Moses in the laundry room and ran to see what had gone wrong.

"Hun, she's old and could've put it for washing by mistake. I'll get you a new one. Please calm down...she might hear you and feel bad. Don't be rude. She's old, and it's pretty common to mix things up due to poor eyesight," Moses told Cara.

"Another dress? Do you and your grandmother know how much this costs? It's a designer piece, and I had only one. That rotten old crone...she destroyed it, and I cannot wear it again."

Wendy could do nothing but cry silently and walk away, assuming everything would be alright. But nothing changed, and Cara's annoyance reached new heights day by day.

"Argh! Can you stop snoring like you haven't slept for years? It's so irritating," Cara yelled at Wendy, who had fallen asleep on the couch. "I'll be in the garden. Bring me a cup of coffee with less sugar and no milk."

Wendy rubbed her sleepy eyes and went into the kitchen, her shaky hands trying to make the best coffee for Cara. Moments later, when she marched to the garden, she overheard the woman venting out to someone on the phone.

"I'm done with that ugly old crone. I don't want her with us anymore," said Cara while Wendy kept listening, tears welling up in her eyes as she realized she would not live in that house for a long time. She felt sorry for being a burden, and just as she took a step to interrupt Cara, Wendy overheard the most shocking confession of all.

"Who, Moses?! Argh! He's dumb, just like his grandma. Who do you think gave him the idea to brainwash that stupid old lady to sell her old house?" Cara went on and on.

"She was so dumb to believe I needed surgery to get pregnant. Moses and I do not wish to have babies at all. Having babies too early will ruin my beauty, and we take contraceptives not to conceive anytime soon. Let me tell you what...we needed money so that Moses could join the elite club. I gave him the idea to lie to his grandma about my surgery and make her sell her house. And she did it!"

"Oh no, she will never find out. Actually, I'm planning to get rid of her very soon. I just can't stand the sight of her. She cannot do anything properly, and I am not here to babysit my boyfriend's grandmother. She's such a pain."

Poor Wendy was shattered, but nothing hurt her more than when she learned about Cara wanting to find a better partner than Moses.

"He's still a mama's boy. And he's a loser. I don't see a happy future with him. I want a man who is much richer and more charming."

"Maybe I should do something 'tempting' enough to attract Karl and make him divorce his wife so I could take that place..." Cara joked, startling Wendy.

She left the spot because she did not have the courage to listen to more of these terrible things. What worried her more was her grandson's fate. He was like a puppet in Cara's hands, and Wendy wanted to save him before Cara ruined his life.

Wendy could not sleep that night. She knew Cara would soon break her grandson's heart, and she did not want to see him hurt. "But how will I tell him about her? He loves her blindly and will not believe me," she feared and, after a deep thought, decided to talk to Moses.

The next day when he came home from work, Wendy took him aside and revealed everything she had heard Cara tell her friend. But Moses was not ready to listen to a word more against his girlfriend and jumped in her defense.

"Grandma, you know Cara well. You must have heard something wrong. My girlfriend would never do such things. She loves me, and I'm sure you certainly confused everything. She's a gem, and you'll take back your words one day!" he frowned and walked away.

A month passed, but nothing changed for poor old Wendy. Cara was constantly rude to her while Moses was at work, and there was nothing she could do. Wendy silently endured everything, assuming she would be fine and get used to it. But it was the last straw when Moses approached her with a booklet advertising a nursing home.

"I am done with her. Either she stays or I. The choice is yours," the ultimatum Cara gave him haunted him.

Moses loved his grandma, but he loved Cara more and was torn between choosing one of them over the other.

With a heavy heart, he approached Wendy and showed her the booklet. He had chosen Cara over his grandma, who had given up everything to bring sunshine into his life.

"Grandma, I know you'll be hurt. But I have no choice. Cara is really upset with what's been going on, so I think you'll do fine in a rest home...with the others your age. You'll make a lot of friends there and...I promise to visit you often, alright? Do you need help packing your stuff? We are leaving tomorrow morning."

Wendy was torn apart and could not hold back her tears. "Hopefully, this should end all her problems with me. I cannot live under one roof with Cara anymore. But I hope you see her real face soon, sweetheart. That woman does not deserve your love. She's using you. How will I make you understand?" thought Wendy.

"No, sweetheart, I can pack on my own. I didn't bring much, and I'm not taking much from here other than your love," she painfully said. Her grandson's life and how Cara could ruin it anytime soon shook Wendy.

"Is this why I struggled to give you a better life?" Wendy cried, recalling the dark shades of her grandson's past she never wanted him to revisit.

Moses had a tough childhood after losing his parents in a car accident when he was twelve. His granny got custody of him and tried to do her best to make him happy. But nobody could replace his parents, and he still missed them.

"Having gone through so much pain in his childhood, he would certainly be hurt by his evil girlfriend," thought Wendy.

The clock struck midnight, snapping Wendy to the moment. She finished packing her stuff and cried the whole night, thinking about what would happen to Moses after she was gone.

"Finally!! That old crone is out of my house. I can live as I wish now, and I'm not answerable to anyone!" Cara sighed under her breath when Moses drove off with his grandma to the rest home the following day.

"I promise to visit you soon. Please take care," he squeezed her hands and kissed her forehead after leaving her in her room. Wendy's heart ripped apart at seeing the silhouette of her beloved grandson disappear, and she never saw him again for several months. Some promises were just made to be broken, and it was so true in her case.

Moses and Cara lived peacefully for quite some time after Wendy moved out. Then one day, when Moses got home from work, Cara blocked his way, and she was so excited. "I have double good news!" she chirped.

"You remember your grandma's rich cousin, Felix? I got a phone call today evening from his grandson...Felix is no more."

Moses could not understand what was so good about this and frowned.

"The good news is," Cara added. "He has certainly left your grandma an inheritance. The guy talked about some will and said your grandma was mentioned in it. Her cousin Felix was wealthy, and I'm sure your granny would've inherited a lot of money from him. The second good news is that I have a plan that could make us rich!"

Moses was afraid whenever Cara told him about her ideas because she made him take all the risks. "What is it now?" he shyly asked her, curious to know more.

"My friend Mrs. Fredericks told me she talked to her husband about us. And guess what?! He has agreed to make us investors, and we will make a lot of money soon after his company is sold!"

Cara then persuaded Moses to visit his grandma and ask her for more money.

"Tell her that I need another surgery. She will not deny cuz she loves you. Don't waste time cuz Mrs. Fredricks gave us only a week to invest in the business. Hurry up!"

Moses rarely visited his granny after leaving her at the rest home. It was pretty far, and he was ashamed to face her after abandoning her there. But he could not turn down Cara and drove to the nursing home the next day. To his surprise, Wendy was delighted to see him and did not hold grudges against him for not visiting her.

"Grandma, I'm so happy to see you! How are you? Are you eating well cuz I think you have lost some weight!" Moses said, hugging Wendy tight.

She was delighted and partially guessed he had come to see her after learning about her inheritance.

"Grandma, I came to ask for your help," Moses slowly began in a soft, pleading tone.

"You see, I was rushing up and down to arrange money, but nothing worked. That's why I was not able to visit you. I told you about Cara's surgery, right? She fell sick last week, and when we tested her again, doctors told us she would need another critical surgery. I need some money urgently, and only you can help us. I recently found out about your inheritance from grandpa Felix. Can you help us?"

Wendy was shattered to hear the same lie all over again. "Only if he knew I know the truth about Cara's fake surgery and their lies," she thought.

It hurt her more when she remembered her recent diagnosis and the days that were numbered. Wendy was battling cancer and was traumatized when she realized she would soon leave her grandson with a greedy and cheating partner like Cara.

"I knew you would come to ask me for money after knowing about my inheritance. I now know what I have to do," thought Wendy. She was already prepared with a pre-planned trick to teach Moses a lesson and expose the true colors of his girlfriend at the same time.

"Sweetie, I'm glad you turned to me for help," began Wendy as Moses's eyes lit up with delight.

"Cara was right. Grandma can never deny me!!" he thought.

"But...as you know, my late cousin Felix has a lot of children and grandchildren. It'll take some time, likely a few months, to sell their property and then divide the shares according to what my cousin has left for each. It's a lengthy legal process, and everything goes step by step."

Moses's smile shrunk into despair. "Does that mean you cannot help us, grandma?" he asked with big, pleading eyes welled up with tears. "You are my last resort. Please do something."

"I didn't say I'll not help you, sweetheart," Wendy added. "I have an idea. Why don't you mortgage your house if you need money urgently? You could pay off everything and get your house back when I give you my inheritance. Does that sound okay to you?"

Moses was overjoyed at hearing such a plan. He hugged his grandma and agreed with the offer, saying it was a fantastic idea. It rained money in his mind, and he left, knowing little that his grandma had pulled a trick on him to put him in place and unmask his girlfriend's true character.

Moses eventually mortgaged his house and invested all the money in Mr. Frederick's business. He sat back, relieved, dreaming of a bright future, waiting for his granny to call him to discuss the fate of her inheritance so he could retrieve his house.

Unfortunately, she lost her battle with cancer a few months later, and Moses was yet to find out what she had done with her legacy.

One day, a lawyer visited when Moses was away and gave Cara an envelope. "Mrs. Carson had bequeathed this to her grandson. Please give it to him...it's his inheritance," he said and left.

Cara was delighted and wickedly smiled as she opened the envelope, thinking it was the check she and Moses had been waiting for. But when she pulled out the contents, she was shocked to see only a few dollar bills, about $4, and a note from the late Wendy.

"I know everything about your lies and fake surgeries. I hope you will soon figure out what to do with this money. With Love, Grandma Wendy," it read.

Cara was startled because she was confident about getting a check to pay off the mortgage. The investment in Mr. Frederick's business had tanked, and the late Wendy's inheritance was their last resort to avoid the risk of becoming homeless.

"That old crone...how dare she laugh at us before her death? You ugly witch," she freaked out at the very thought of reaching level zero.

"I cannot do this anymore. My future is at risk. I'll be doomed if I stay with Moses any longer...He's such a loser," Cara panicked and decided to leave a surprise for him along with his late grandma's letter and the few dollar bills.

Later that evening, when Moses returned home, his house was near-empty. "What happened here? Cara, hun, I'm home..." he searched for his girlfriend, but she was nowhere in sight. It hit him like a bag of bricks when he realized Cara had taken all her stuff and left him.

"Why...just why? Why did you do this to me?" he cried and was drawn to the envelope and two notes, one from Cara, on the table. First, he read Cara's letter and was left shaken.

"I don't want to waste my life with a gonna-be homeless loser like you. I'm going away to start a new life with Gary, my new boyfriend. Don't try to find me, alright? I don't wish to continue this relationship with you anymore. Goodbye!" read the words that shuddered Moses's heart.

He then understood what had gone wrong after finding the $4 and the note from his late grandma.

"This is unbelievable. How could you do this to me?" he cried, still unable to put the puzzle together. "Just $4? For what? And what's this letter from granny? I don't understand what she means by 'figure out.' What should I figure out?"

Moses was torn apart after Cara dumped him for not being as rich as before. It hurt him more when he realized she had only been a gold-digger throughout their relationship. All those expensive gifts he gave her...her words of love...those endless nights they spent together, and all those promises she made...nothing mattered to her.

Moses was not upset or angry with his grandma but was ashamed she knew everything all along. "I am sorry I did this to you, grandma," he cried. "I am so ashamed of myself. You thought I was not worthy of even these $4. I deserve this and more for hurting you."

As days passed, Moses felt deserted and heartbroken. It had been only two weeks since Cara walked out on him, but it started feeling like a hundred years had gone by without her. Most of all, he wanted to be with his dear ones at this hard moment, but the only beloved person he had, his granny, was no more. He felt so lonely and decided to visit her grave.

When he got there, he was surprised to see his favorite childhood toy, a little teddy bear he called Charlie, tucked in a plastic cover and sitting atop her grave.

"Charlie? Oh God, I almost forgot about you," he cried, picking the little stuffed toy up. "Who put you here? Grandma had you, right? But how did you get here?"

Out of habit, Moses rummaged through the teddy's shirt with a secret pocket his grandma had sewn to hide candies and coins when he was little. There was something inside, and when Moses pulled it out, he froze in shock.

"A check for $100,000?!" he cried and dug the pocket further, only to find another note from the late Wendy again.

"Hi, Sweetie! I hope you are not mad at me for this trick. I just wanted to show you who you are surrounded by. Not everyone is a gem in this world. Please find a person who is worth your love. One who stands by your side when you are down and parts not just your success but also your failures. With Love, Granny."

Moses could not stop crying when he decoded the cryptic message on his grandma's first note. It had cost him only $4 to get to the cemetery by bus. She had known where she would be laid after her death and had planned everything like a puzzle to help Moses unravel the truth.

Although it remained a mystery how the teddy bear got there, Moses understood that his grandma wanted to teach him a lesson and expose who Cara really was. He spent some time in silence near his granny's grave, and just as he rose to leave, his phone suddenly rang.

"Cara??" he exclaimed in shock because it was her first call ever since she left him. Moses was hesitant and did not wish to hear her voice, but his heart wouldn't listen, and he answered the call.

"Babe, please, I'm sorry. Just give me a chance. I want to meet you urgently," Cara begged. "Don't hang up. I have something to tell you. Please, it's important."

"I am sorry, Cara, but I have nothing to discuss with you. I am not coming," Moses refused, only to be left shaken when she told him she was pregnant with his child.

"You are pregnant? But how can that be..." Moses was startled.

"I am pregnant with your baby, honey. Let's meet, and I'll tell you everything in person, alright?"

Moses immediately hung up on Cara and hurried home, not knowing how to accept the truth he was going to be a father when he knew he was infertile. Moses had kept this little secret to himself, and he'd been keeping it from Cara because he feared she would leave him if she knew he could not have children.

The pregnancy announcement shook Moses when he realized Cara had cheated on him and the baby was not his. But still, his love for her blinded him once again. He hoped that having the baby might change her for the better.

"So, when did you find out you're pregnant?" Moses asked Cara.

"Last week! I wanted to reach out to you, but I was guilty. It took me a lot of time to talk to you and tell you I'm pregnant...That we are pregnant, honey. We are going to be parents. Aren't you excited?!"

Cara was not even a bit guilty about cheating on Moses and telling him she was pregnant with his baby when, actually, the baby was her new boyfriend's. He had abandoned her, and Cara decided to reconcile with Moses so he could father her child, thinking it was his.

After seeing Cara so happy about her pregnancy, Moses decided not to reveal his infertility or ask her where the real father was. "I'll not tell her that I know she cheated on me and will raise her baby as my own," he thought, and eventually, they reconciled.

Moses and Cara started living together and got along well initially. But problems slowly sparked when she learned about the inheritance he had gotten from his late grandma and went up to her old tricks to make him do what she wanted.

"Babe, why don't you join another elite club? I know an old friend whose brother is into real estate. We could invest money in his business and become rich quickly. Our baby will have a brighter future...don't you think it's a smart idea?" Cara tried sweet-talking Moses into agreeing with her.

To her shock, Moses turned down her plans because he knew they would backfire and only result in a heavy loss like before. But Cara would not take a no for an answer and kept trying to convince him.

When all her attempts failed, she threatened Moses to either join an elite club and agree to her plans or get ready to lose his baby.

"I'll abort this child if you don't listen to me," she blackmailed him.

Moses could not pull himself to believe Cara had never changed and that nothing could change her. So he decided to teach her a lesson in a similar fashion his late granny had taught him earlier.

Two days later, Moses gave Cara money to get him a membership in the elite club and asked her to throw a party to announce her pregnancy.

"Why didn't I think of this before? Darling, you are so smart!" Cara chuckled at the very thought of the party and the wealthy guests raising a toast in honor of her baby.

The party was in full swing that weekend. It was attended by a who's who of A-listers in the city, and Cara felt immensely proud to be the host, flaunting her baby bump. When everybody gathered, Moses suddenly asked the DJ to pause the music and took a glass of champagne to raise a toast.

Cara was quite stunned and happy at the same time, guessing very little about what Moses was going to say next.

"My heart is as full as my glass, and God knows I always wished the hinges of our love never grew rusty!" he began.

"Here's to the lovely mom-to-be and her baby, and of course, to all of you, my dear friends...because we are all gathered here not to honor my wife's baby but to honor you...AND YOUR MONEY!!"

Cara was startled and made big eyes, asking Moses to stop. People started staring at her unkindly and whispered things as Moses went on.

"May your home be filled with people who truly love you and not threaten you... In fact, if I hadn't joined the club and thrown this party, my sweet, beloved, the love of my life... Cara... would have probably had an abortion, right honey?! I see all of you are in shock. Fine, let me explain to you in detail."

Moses then revealed how his business tanked and went bankrupt due to the risky deals he made to worship his ladylove with money, gifts, and jewels.

"And not just that! I abandoned and deceived my granny. Can you believe this? We did it together," he added, tearing up. "And Cara dumped me when I did not get my inheritance after my granny passed away. I wanted to move on for good but still got back to her because of the baby...But Cara, do you know something?"

Moses knew what he was bringing upon himself but had already decided it was the only way to teach Cara a lesson.

"Do you know I'M INFERTILE?? It's not even my baby because I can never have one! And when you learned about my inheritance, you forced me to join the club so that we get in touch with rich people, make friends with them, and become rich through business deals and investments. Ladies and gentlemen, when I refused, she blackmailed me she would abort the baby. I hope I don't have to see another such day again!" he finished, sipping the champagne.

"We could've been happier together, but your greed ruined everything," Moses told Cara and stormed out of the party. He saw her only once after that, when she came to pack her stuff.

Two years passed since the breakup, and Moses had happily moved on with Kylie, a waitress he met at the pub. They adopted two kids from the shelter and led a happy life, and Moses never wanted to think about the dark chapters of his past. But one day, a few years later, a call from his ex's friend left him speechless and in tears.

"Cara...Cara what? What did you say? Oh my God... When did this happen?" Moses stammered in shock.

"They found her dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented apartment last week. Nobody knows what happened. I found your number behind a photo in her diary and wanted to reach out to you."

Moses was quite troubled after learning about his ex's death. He felt sorry for her but did not understand why her friend had reached out to him, so he asked her the reason. It hit him like a ton of bricks when he was told about the late Cara's orphaned little daughter, Gini.

"The girl's father abandoned them, and nobody had seen him. Cara was all she had, and I don't know what would happen to her now. She is in the shelter...I'll send you the address. I thought you'd help her find a nice family," added the woman.

Although Moses could not find a spot to forgive his ex, he felt sorry for her little daughter, who was all alone now. He remembered his granny and all the sacrifices she made to raise him when he had nobody to love or care about him. He decided to pay that love forward, and without further thought, he and his wife met the girl and began the formalities of adopting her.

What can we learn from this story?

• Greed always leads to a path of destruction and disappointment. Cara's greed for money led to her breakup with Moses, the most devoted man she had ever met.
• Never give up on the people who love you because tomorrow is uncertain, and you may never get a chance to see them again. Due to his blind love for Cara, Moses abandoned his grandma in the nursing home. He only visited her for money and always chose his girlfriend over her. But when he realized his mistake, it was too late.

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