Ethical dilemma involving money and a secret?
I finished watching over a neighbors dog today after four days while he worked and his wife is away. He gave me $100 and was crying when I kept saying no and that he appreciates me taking care of the dog and how he abandoned her to go to work. Between that and him telling me the same things over and over in the same conversation, something is up. Anyway I took the money to get him to stop crying and he wasn't going to take no for an answer. He told me not to tell his wife and it wasn't part of the payment but a gift from Roxy (the dog). He said it was his money and he can give it to me. I asked if I could tell his wife he already paid me so she's not giving me more and he said no, and told me again it was a gift from his dog. I don't know what to do. I'm worried about his frame of mine. We live across the street so I don't want any feathers ruffled. HELP.
She did know I was watching, she's the one who asked. I don't feel comfortable taking care of the dog anymore though as they pay me too much and I don't want them to get mad at me for saying no to it.