A Poor Scholarship Girl Tutored the Heir She Couldn’t Stand — Then He Became the Man She Never Expected to Love
Chapter 7
Adrian’s proof came faster than expected.
He graduated at the top of his class.
His father offered him a position at Blackwood Holdings.
Adrian accepted.
But he demanded one condition.
He wanted his own division.
One that would focus on affordable housing and educational investments.
His father laughed.
“You want to waste family money.”
“I want to invest it.”
“On people who can’t repay you?”
“On people who deserve a chance.”
His father rejected the proposal.
Adrian walked away.
Sophia watched.
She saw the same determination in him that had always existed in her.
One evening, they sat on the steps outside their university.
“Are you afraid?”
Adrian asked.
“Constantly.”
“Good.”
She smiled.
“Why good?”
“Because fearless people make stupid decisions.”
She laughed.
They talked about the future.
Sophia wanted to become a physician.
Adrian wanted to build his own company.
Neither knew how they would afford it.
Then Adrian said:
“We’ll figure it out.”
Sophia looked at him.
“Together?”
“Together.”
She nodded.
But love was about to face its greatest test.
Sophia’s mother suddenly became critically ill.
The treatment she needed was expensive.
Much more expensive than before.
Sophia considered leaving university.
Adrian wanted to help.
She refused.
They argued.
“You don’t have to do everything alone.”
“I don’t want to owe you.”
“You don’t owe me.”
“I will.”
He looked at her.
“Then marry me.”
She froze.
“What?”
“If you’re worried about owing me, don’t.”
He smiled.
“Just stay with me.”
She laughed through her tears.
“I thought you were proposing.”
“I was.”
She stared.
Then smiled.
“Ask properly.”
Adrian took her hand.
“Sophia Bennett, will you marry me?”
She nodded.
“Yes.”
He kissed her.
But neither of them knew that the hardest battle was still coming.
