As Vera approached the huge mansion with an enormous garden, her heart started racing. Shaking and feeling nervous, she rang the bell and an elegant lady opened the door.
“Is Mr. Carter home? I’m here to return his money,”she said with a shaky voice.
“Honey, someone found your money,” the lady exclaimed in excitement.
Mr. Carter then appeared at the door and gave Vera a strange look. She said, “Here, I found this beg full of money in the trash. My boss said you were looking for it.” But her words were interrupted by him. “Yeah, just place the bag down, one of the helpers will take it.”
He didn’t even say “thank you,” but stared at Vera and said her hands were filthy and asked the lady who answered the door, who happened to be his wife, not to hold hands with her.
“But…honey…we should reward this kind woman for what she did…” the lady said. Mr. Carter then threw a $100 bill on the ground and said, “This should be enough for someone like you,” and slammed the door. It was obvious his wife was ashamed of his action, but there was nothing she could do.
