Daniel glanced at Grace, who gave him a quiet, encouraging smile.
“I’d be honored,” he said.
The project changed everything.
The small workshop became busier than ever. Engines, tools, contracts, and customers filled every corner. Daniel and Grace worked tirelessly to meet deadlines. The workshop no longer looked like a desperate gamble. It looked like the beginning of something real.
One evening, after another long day, Daniel asked Grace to sit with him outside on the bench.
“There’s something I never told you,” he said softly.
She looked at him.
“My father owns one of the largest companies in Nigeria,” he admitted. “I’m not just an ordinary mechanic who came here by chance. I left home because I wanted to stand on my own. I wanted to know if I could earn respect without my father’s name.”
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