When the car stopped in front of an old house on the outskirts, Charles expected to see ordinary poverty. But what opened before his eyes made him freeze.

The door swung open before Daniel could knock. A little girl stood in the doorway, and a faint cough came from inside the room. On the couch lay a woman — pale, covered with a thin blanket. Beside her were medicines and an almost empty box of groceries.

— That’s my mom, — Daniel said quietly. — She hasn’t been able to work for a month. I just… try to make sure we have enough for food and medicine.

The words sounded calm, without complaint, and that made them strike even harder.

Charles suddenly remembered how he had scolded the accounting department over the housekeeper’s lateness and had even considered firing her. Now everything made sense.

He exhaled slowly and said:

— Tomorrow your mother will return to work… but not as a housekeeper. I’ll arrange paid leave for her and help with her treatment. And you won’t have to work anymore.

That evening, Charles drove away a different man.

And a month later, a new support fund for employees’ families appeared in his company — the first, but far from the last.

Sometimes a single decision, made out of simple curiosity, can change an entire life.