« Grace Evans, would you grant me the honor of being my wife—not because I’m rich, nor because I’ve returned—but because one day you sat next to a broken man on a hallway bench and reminded him that he was human? »
Tears welled up in her eyes. « Yes, » she murmured. « A thousand times yes. »
Their wedding was not lavish. It took place in the hospital chapel, surrounded by patients, colleagues, and a few close friends. Grace wore a simple white dress. Leo wore the same suit he had worn the night he revealed his true identity.
But neither the outfits nor the decor mattered. It was the vows that counted.
« I loved you when you had nothing, » said Grace, tears streaming down her face.
« And I will love you through everything, » replied Leo.
Together, they transformed Carter Industries into a force for good—donating to shelters, funding healthcare for the poor, and supporting programs for the homeless. Grace remained a nurse, despite the media dubbing her « the billionaire’s bride. »
Leo never forgot the bench in the hallway.
And Grace never stopped treating people as if they mattered — because she had loved a man before she knew what he was « worth ».
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