Amaraās knees weakened.
Edward handed her the letter. It contained her motherās final words.
āMy darling daughter, if youāre reading this, it means the man who once owed me his life has finally found you. Please donāt judge him by his age or his wealth. Judge him by his heart.ā
Amara burst into tears.
Then Edward revealed the truth: he had never married her to buy her love. He had married her because her mother had asked him to protect her future.
But the biggest surprise was yet to come.
Edward placed a key in her trembling hand.
āYour mother left something for you,ā he said. āAnd tomorrow, youāll discover why I waited twenty years to keep my promise.ā
For the first time, Amara hugged himānot as a millionaireās young wife, but as someone who had finally found a piece of her lost family.