The billionaire pretended to be asleep to test his driver’s child—he thought the kid would pickpocket him, but tears streamed down his face when he saw what the child did.

The billionaire pretended to be asleep to test his driver’s child—he thought the kid would pickpocket him, but tears streamed down his face when he saw what the child did.

Mr. Raghav Malhotra was known as one of the richest businessmen in India. Yet despite his vast fortune, he was a deeply unhappy man. He trusted no one. He believed that everyone who came close to him did so only for his money.

The only person he trusted—at least a little—was his driver, Ramesh, who had served him faithfully for fifteen years.

One Saturday, Ramesh had no choice but to bring along his 8-year-old son, Rahul, for the drive. There was no one to look after the boy at home. Ramesh’s wife had passed away, and his mother-in-law was hospitalized.

“Sir, I’m really sorry,” Ramesh pleaded. “Rahul is a good boy. He’ll sit quietly in the back. He won’t make a sound.”

“Make sure of that,” Mr. Malhotra replied coldly. “I don’t like noise.”

They got into the luxury van. Ramesh sat in the driver’s seat, Rahul at the very back, and Mr. Malhotra reclined comfortably in the captain’s chair in the middle.