When Sam and Will arrived by bus, Farlow sneered at Sam’s thrift-store attire. Throughout the visit, they made snide remarks about his apparent lack of wealth, emphasizing their own luxury at every turn. They even gifted Will a new Porsche, making it clear they believed Eddy deserved more than Will could offer.
What they didn’t know was that Sam had a plan.
On Christmas Eve, as gifts were exchanged, Sam handed Eddy an envelope. Farlow, still gloating over the Porsche, mocked Sam, assuming the envelope contained something insignificant.
“What’s this? Directions to a soup kitchen?” Farlow scoffed.
Eddy opened the envelope, and her eyes widened in shock. Inside was the deed to a luxurious brownstone in Tribeca, New York—a wedding gift from Sam to Will and Eddy.
“Sam, is this real?” Eddy asked, stunned.
Will embraced his father as Eddy shared the news with her shocked parents. “Sam just gave us a home—a beautiful brownstone in New York.”
Marta and Farlow were speechless. They had judged Sam by his humble appearance, never imagining he was a multimillionaire. Farlow stammered, “But… you’re poor… you took the bus…”
Sam smiled warmly. “I wanted to make sure that Will was loved for who he is, not for the $570 million he stands to inherit.”
From that moment on, Marta and Farlow had no objections to the wedding. In fact, they became Will’s biggest supporters and treated Sam with newfound respect. Will and Eddy were married the following summer and moved into their beautiful new home. Three years later, they welcomed a daughter, whom they named Rain in honor of Will’s late mother. Sam bought a house next door to always be close to his family.
What can we learn from this story?
Money can’t buy love or good health. Sam knew wealth could never replace life’s most important things, and he wanted his son to find true love without the influence of money.
Don’t judge others by their appearance. Marta and Farlow despised Sam for his modest clothes, never realizing he was a millionaire.
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