The children looked at each other, not understanding why their father had left something intended for the woman who had cared for him for so many years.
Upon opening it, they found a letter written by the old man months before he died.
In it, he admitted that he hadn’t known how to show affection, but he asserted that Maria had been the only person who stayed by his side without asking for anything in return. He also confessed how he had watched his own children drift away over time, while she remained faithfully by his side.
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Furthermore, there was a notarized document in which the man stated that Maria should receive a significant sum of money as a thank you, in addition to all the wages still owed.
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The children were completely surprised; they were unaware of the existence of that document.
Ashamed of their unfair treatment, they apologized and admitted they had judged too hastily. They understood that their father, in his own way, had wanted to reward the one who had never abandoned him.
Maria left that house with the feeling that the true value of those ten years was not only in the money, but in discovering that those who seem incapable of showing affection can harbor a deep gratitude that is only revealed at the right moment.
