Erabaru. net. A woman is surprised to see her rich husband in old and dirty clothes getting out of an old car. “Why is he doing this?” he said.
Chuck has everything in life a man could dream of—a thriving business, a beautiful wife, his dream car, and a luxurious home. However, it wasn’t easy for him to achieve all of his dreams, especially convincing Natalie to marry him.
Two years ago, Chuck saw Natalie for the first time when she came for a job interview at his company. He loved how confidently he introduced himself in front of the interviewers and answered all of their questions. He was impressed by her personality.
As soon as she joins his company, he makes moves and befriends her. However, he soon learned that Natalie never trusted anyone. She has had bad experiences dating men in the past, so she sets her boundaries high and doesn’t allow Chuck to get close to her.
Natalie thought Chuck was like any other rich person who never wanted to be in a long term relationship. He felt she would dump him a few days after dating him, so he never dated her. He only maintains a professional relationship with her.
Meanwhile, Chuck really likes her and wants to marry her. He kept trying to win her over until she agreed to go out with him. He tied the knot with her a year after he first met her.
Living with Chuck as his wife for a year was enough for Natalie to believe that her husband was not looking for a casual relationship. He loved her with all his heart and made her feel like the most important person to him.
One day, Natalie was coming out of the store and on her way home when she saw a familiar SUV in the parking lot. It’s Chuck’s car! he thought.
“I’m going home with him!” he said and took his phone out of his bag. He dialed her number to ask her whereabouts, but she didn’t answer.
Odd, he thought. Seconds later, he received a text message saying he was in a meeting. I’ll wait for him here, thought Natalie and sat down in a nearby cafe.
An hour later, a cheap old car pulled up outside the shop. To Natalie’s surprise, Chuck jumps out, wearing old clothes covered in mud. “Oh Lord!” he gasped.
Chuck is the kind of person who will never compromise on his style. He was always dressed in his best clothes, immaculate and perfectly cleaned. Seeing her in dirty clothes made Natalie feel something was wrong. She feels suspicious about his actions and thinks she should go home without him.
Instead of going home with Chuck, Natalie gets on the bus and thinks he’s already there. However, when he gets home, Chuck’s car is not in the driveway.
Natalie went inside and freshened up. While waiting for Chuck, hundreds of questions came to mind. Why is he in an old car? Why isn’t he wearing his usual clothes? he wondered.
A few minutes later, Chuck walked into the house, but Natalie was surprised to see him because he wasn’t wearing his dirty clothes. He had changed into his usual clothes before heading home.
Instead of confronting him, Natalie goes cold on Chuck. He’s hiding something from me! Thought prayer. Natalie didn’t know why Chuck had lied to her that night, but she knew something was wrong.
“I shouldn’t have married him!” Natalie said to herself. “All these rich men are the same. They don’t know what it takes to be faithful. I know Chuck might be having an affair.”
Throughout the night, Natalie kept thinking about what happened the previous day while Chuck slept peacefully beside her. He was sure she was hiding something from him.
The next day, Natalie follows Chuck as he leaves the house for work. He was driving behind his car from a distance and saw it pull up in the same parking lot. There, he changed clothes and got into the old car.
Natalie waited for him at the cafe again and saw him return about five hours later.
“What is he planning?” said Natalie. “I guess I should follow him to his secret place tomorrow.”
As planned, Natalie followed Chuck in her car to the parking lot and then to another place he had been visiting for several days. To his surprise, Chuck drives towards the outskirts of town and pulls over to an old house surrounded by construction equipment.
“Impossible!” said Natalie. “I know this place!”
Natalie couldn’t hold back her tears when she realized what Chuck had been doing all this time. He understood why she had to keep it a secret from him.
He parked his car outside his late grandmother’s house. Ten years ago, Natalie made a promise to her grandmother on her deathbed. His grandmother wanted to see the house as beautiful as it was 40 years ago.
Emotional, Natalie promises her dying grandmother that she will renovate her own house and make it look as beautiful as before. However, he didn’t know how he was going to do that.
Standing outside her grandmother’s old house, Natalie asks Chuck how he learned of his grandmother’s last wish.
“I read about it in your diary, Natalie,” Chuck admitted. “I never wanted to tell you about it because I knew you wouldn’t let me rebuild the house. You think it’s your business. That’s why you never share it with anyone.”
“But you don’t have to do this, Chuck,” Natalie said.
“I don’t want you to try so hard to solve my problems.”
“Your problems are my problems, Natalie,” he said.
Later, Chuck admits that he secretly came to this house and put on his old clothes to protect his new clothes. “And I bought an old car, so I don’t have to drive my SUV on this dirt,” he said.
“I didn’t hire a handyman because I knew you wanted to build your own house, and that’s exactly what I did,” Chuck explained.
“But Uncle…”
“Natalie, I just want to prove to you that your life and your problems are my life and my problems. Your promise is mine,” Chuck said.
After hearing those words, Natalie started sobbing and hugged her husband. “Thanks for everything you did for me, Chuck,” he said. “I am so lucky to have you in my life!”
What can we learn from this story?
Don’t jump to conclusions. Natalie’s mistake was that she came to a conclusion when she saw her husband driving an old car and wearing old clothes. He should have faced it or waited for evidence to draw conclusions.
Sometimes, it’s okay to let your guard down. Natalie doesn’t want to date Chuck because he thinks he’s like another man. Even after marrying him, she suspected him of having an affair. Sometimes, it’s better to let your guard down and trust others because not everyone is the same.
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Source: amomama
