I Accidentally Got Auctioned for a Date… My CEO Just Bid $5,000 to Keep Me
Chapter 14
Sophie eventually retired from corporate life.
She dedicated herself to the charity.
Alexander worked occasionally.
Mostly advisory.
They traveled.
Visited hospitals.
Saw their grandchildren.
Their life became peaceful.
One afternoon, Sophie found Alexander looking through old photographs.
He held the original auction photo.
She smiled.
“You kept it.”
“Of course.”
“You look terrified.”
“I was.”
“You didn’t show it.”
“I was a CEO.”
She laughed.
Then he said:
“I didn’t know what I was starting.”
She nodded.
“Neither did I.”
“But I’m glad.”
“Me too.”
He held her hand.
“Would you do it again?”
She smiled.
“The auction?”
“The dinner.”
She laughed.
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Because I would know what came next.”
He smiled.
The moment became quiet.
After decades together, they no longer needed grand declarations.
They understood.
Their love had survived because it had been chosen freely.
Not bought.
Not forced.
Not assumed.
Chosen.
