She Hired the Poor Scholarship Student to Save Her Grades — Then She Fell for the One Guy She Was Afraid to Love

Chapter 14

Graduation day arrived.

Madison’s family sat in the front row.

Ethan’s mother and sister stood beside them.

The two families had little in common.

But they had become friends.

After the ceremony, Madison found Ethan near the old library.

“Remember this place?”

“I remember you pretending not to like me.”

“I wasn’t pretending.”

“You were terrible at hiding it.”

She laughed.

Then her expression became serious.

“I used to think loving you would make me lose everything.”

“What changed?”

She looked around.

“You gave me something better.”

“What?”

“The courage to choose my own life.”

He smiled.

“So what are you choosing?”

She took his hand.

“You.”

“Just me?”

“And the life we build.”

He kissed her.

No cameras.

No gossip.

No audience.

Just them.