She then opened the letter Walter left for her.
In it, he confessed that he did not tell her the true amount since he knew very well that she would never accept it from him considering how proud she was. Further, he told her that this was not an act of kindness nor a gift but a debt. He enumerated all the things she has done for which she was owed to. The last sentence almost broke her: “This money is not charity; it’s what you
are owed.”
He had seen through it all. He knew everything about how much she had sacrificed for him. Just that he had never mustered up the courage to tell her.
Later that day, she called the children over and told them everything—about the heart operation, about the account, about the letter. It was shocking for them, especially because
