A grandmother was deceived and abandoned in a nursing home by her beloved grandson. She decided to teach him a lesson and left him an envelope with some money and a letter with a message that would haunt him forever after her death.
One day, 74-year-old Gloria was sipping coffee beside the nude-draped window in her room when her caretaker, Sophie, came running to her. "Mrs. Watson, you have a visitor. Your grandson has come to see you!"
Gloria had not had any visitors for over a year. When she heard Todd was there to see her, she was least excited because she knew why he had come. It was for money. That was all he and his wife Natasha had ever cared about...
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"Mrs. Watson, do you need help to go to the lobby, or shall I take you there?"
"I'll take care of it, dear. My grandson can wait. I have to get ready. I have to look my best because I am going to see him after a long time," said Gloria as she walked over to her cupboard to find the best dress. As Gloria rummaged through the cabinet, she was lost in deep thought and cried.
Greed and betrayal reap nothing but disappointment.
"I should have thought twice before trusting him," she pondered. "It's the worst mistake I've ever made. I wouldn't have been here today if I had known Todd and Natasha's plans earlier."
Gloria could not hold back her tears when she recalled their betrayal.
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Five years ago, Gloria lived alone in the house she had inherited from her late husband. Todd was already married and moved out to live separately with his wife and visited his grandma once a year, at best.
But suddenly, he started visiting her more frequently. She was happy with the attention he was giving her. And one day, he came to her and said, "My wife needs expensive surgery, grandma. I have run out of savings, and the little I have is still scanty to run the house. I'll be very grateful to you if you help me pay for Natasha's treatment."
Todd was all Gloria had, so she could not think of anything beyond him. She was ready to move mountains to put a smile on his face, and she felt the house she lived in was nothing compared to her grandson's needs.
Without further thought, Gloria sold the house and moved in with Todd and his wife. If she only knew everything he told her was a blunt lie. Natasha needed no treatment, nor was she sick. They needed money for an extravagant vacation to Hawaii but were unwilling to pay for it from their pocket.
Todd and Natasha executed their plan successfully, thinking they had gotten away with it and Gloria would never find out.
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Three weeks later, the couple returned home, pretending to have come from the hospital in the city.
"Ah, grandma! I'm starving. Are you baking bread? The aroma is so inviting... Can we eat? I'm so hungry!" exclaimed Todd as he helped Natasha sit. "Careful, hun. The doctor told you not to strain, right?"
Gloria was so happy to see her grandson and his wife, and despite her old age, she went out of her way to help Natasha do the household chores so that she could rest and recover from the surgery. One day, while potting the plants, she overheard Natasha and her friend talking in the garden about sending her away.
"Argh! She's such a pain. She does nothing at home and keeps reading books and newspapers as though she's gonna change the world or something," frowned Natasha.
"That's annoying. And does she know about your vacation to Hawaii?" asked the friend.
"No way! She thinks Todd and I were at the hospital. We lied to her about my surgery. Hush! If she comes to know this, we are doomed! I'm planning to get rid of her anyway. I'm inviting my sister for the holidays, and I want the guest room empty before that."
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Gloria was shocked because, until then, she had no clue that Todd had lied to her. She had blindly trusted him, and not in a million dreams did she imagine he would betray her like this.
"I'm sorry, Thomas. I shouldn't have sold our house. I trusted our grandson. He lied to me and has wasted all the money," she cried, brushing her late husband's framed photo.