When Grant visited him, it wasn’t with blueprints or equations. It was with board games, astronomy books, and sometimes just a plate of biscuits baked by the housekeeper. Little by little, Jamal began to laugh again. Little by little, the boy who had said he was just a tool discovered that he deserved love.
One evening, Jamal asked the question that burned in his heart: « Why me? Why are you doing all this? »
Grant’s answer was simple. « Because when I looked at you, I didn’t see a genius. I saw myself—a kid who grew up too fast, convinced that being useful was the only way to be loved. I won’t let you go through this alone. »
Months later, Jamal stood beside Grant at a press conference. Not as a prodigy, nor as a walking miracle, but as his protégé. Grant announced the launch of the Jamal Initiative, a program funding homes and education for gifted homeless children—not to exploit their talents, but to give them back their childhood.
When reporters asked Jamal how he felt, the boy gave a shy smile. « I’m not just correcting numbers anymore, » he said. « I’m flying planes, I’m rebuilding my future… and with Mr. Grant, I’ve rebuilt my family too. »
The room erupted in applause.
And Richard Grant, standing right beside him, knew that by saving a project, Jamal had also saved him—reminding a billionaire that the simplest equation was the best: love > everything.
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