The wealthy woman casually flipped open her wallet and disdainfully tossed a card in front of me.
"Here's two hundred thousand dollars. From now on, don't show your face around me!"
I silently picked up the cash and the bank card as the rich woman stormed off. Onlookers around me started murmuring.
"So young to be a mistress..."
"She looks so innocent, rich folks sure like this type these days."
I kept my head down, but I couldn't help but smirk.
I was rich now, who cared what they said!
I joyfully hopped all the way to the bank. The PIN was right on the back of the card, and sure enough, there were two hundred thousand dollars in it. I immediately sent twenty thousand dollars to my mom so she wouldn't have to work for a few months and could rest at home.
Mom thought I was up to no good and called right away.
"Everly, where did you get all that money?!"
"I won the lottery!"
"Just don't do anything bad out there... things are already tight at home!"
"Don't worry, Mom. I'm sending you this much for now. Let's open a store when I come home for the holidays! You've always wanted to own a flower shop!"
It took some convincing, but I finally got her to believe we really had struck it rich.