Paralyzed Millionaire Was Abandoned at the Altar — Then He Looked at the Maid and Said…
Chapter 10
The final confrontation came at the Caldwell board meeting.
Richard returned.
He walked into the room like he had never disappeared.
“You’ve made a mistake, Ethan.”
Ethan sat across the table.
“No.”
Richard looked at Grace.
“You brought her here?”
“Yes.”
“You still don’t understand.”
“I understand everything.”
Richard laughed.
“Your grandfather built this company. I kept it alive.”
“You stole from it.”
“I protected it.”
“You killed people.”
Richard’s expression changed.
“Be careful.”
Ethan placed the hard drive on the table.
Richard went silent.
Grace stood beside Ethan.
The evidence was played.
Bribes.
Forged documents.
Safety violations.
The attempted murder.
The wedding plot.
Everything.
Richard’s face collapsed.
Police entered the room.
He was arrested.
The board members who had helped him were taken too.
The scandal became national news.
But Ethan didn’t care.
He left the building.
Grace followed.
Outside, reporters surrounded them.
“Mr. Caldwell!”
“Was your wife involved?”
“Is this the maid?”
“Are you two together?”
Ethan stopped.
He looked at Grace.
Then at the cameras.
“Yes.”
A reporter shouted:
“Is she your girlfriend?”
Ethan smiled.
“She is the woman I love.”
Grace looked shocked.
Another reporter asked:
“Are you marrying her?”
Ethan looked at Grace.
“I will.”
Her eyes widened.
“Ethan…”
He turned toward her.
“This isn’t a contract.”
He took her hand.
“It’s a question.”
He knelt as far as his wheelchair allowed.
He pulled a small ring from his pocket.
“I know what the world will say.”
“I know what your past has taught you.”
“And I know you don’t need my money.”
Grace began crying.
“But I need you to know something.”
“You are not my employee.”
“You are not my maid.”
“You are not my charity.”
“You are not the woman who happened to save me.”
“You are the woman I choose.”
Grace covered her mouth.
“Will you marry me?”
She knelt beside him.
“Yes.”
The cameras exploded with flashes.
But Ethan saw none of them.
He saw only Grace.
