A few days later, the police arrested a suspect connected to several corporate threats — including one targeting Ethan Grant.
The man’s description matched the one Lena had given. Her instinct and quick thinking had, indeed, saved his life.
Ethan sought her out again, but she was no longer on that street corner. He finally found her volunteering at a local shelter, serving meals to others who’d lost their way.
“Lena,” he said as he approached, his voice softer than she remembered. “I owe you more than I can ever repay.”
“You already did,” she replied with a small smile. “You treated me like a person that night. That was enough.”
But Ethan shook his head. “No. It wasn’t.”
He offered her a job at his company — not out of pity, but because he saw something rare in her: courage, integrity, and heart.
“I don’t know much about offices,” Lena warned.
He laughed. “You’ll learn. You’re not the kind of woman who gives up.”
