The Billionaire Pretended to Be an Ordinary Man to Find Real Love — Then She Discovered Who He Really Was
Chapter 13
Daniel eventually stepped back from daily management.
He remained chairman.
Sophia took a formal leadership role in the foundation.
Grace grew older.
The family traveled.
They visited small towns.
Stayed in simple hotels.
Sometimes Daniel still wore jeans and drove himself.
But he no longer pretended to be someone else.
He no longer needed anonymity.
He had something better.
Privacy.
There was a difference.
One summer, they returned to the bookstore.
Sophia brought Grace.
“This is where we met.”
Grace looked around.
“Really?”
Daniel nodded.
“Yes.”
“Did Mom know you were rich?”
“No.”
Grace laughed.
“Why not?”
“I was stupid.”
Sophia added:
“Very.”
They smiled.
Grace looked between them.
“Would you do it again?”
Sophia thought.
“No.”
Daniel laughed.
“That’s honest.”
“I’d meet you.”
She looked at him.
“But I’d want the truth.”
He nodded.
“Fair.”
They sat beneath the awning.
Rain started again.
Exactly like the first time.
Grace smiled.
“This feels like a movie.”
Sophia laughed.
“It wasn’t.”
“Why?”
“Because real life is messier.”
Daniel reached for Sophia’s hand.
“Better too.”
She smiled.
They stayed until the rain stopped.
