And then, one crisp autumn morning, something even more unexpected happened.
Alexander proposed.
Not with grandeur or cameras. Just the two of them, on the back porch overlooking the river, golden leaves swirling around their feet.
“I didn’t hire you to fall in love with you,” he said, laughing nervously. “But I did.”
Lila blinked. “Are you sure?”
“About you? Yes. You saved my father. You changed my life. And I don’t want to go another day without you beside me.”
She smiled through tears. “Yes. I’d love to marry you.”
