To help her family out of poverty, a student marries a 60-year-old man
What if an enforced choice revealed an unexpected opportunity? Élodie, a talented but penniless student, was transported overnight into a world she never imagined. Her unexpected and very personal tale may inspire and transform you.
A white dress, tears, and apprehension.
The big day. Lace outfit, lavish wedding dinner, forced smiles. The visitors think Élodie is marrying a respectable guy, Marc Dubreuil, a rich sixty-year-old entrepreneur. However, underneath the sparkle is a young lady devoted to financial hardship.
Her debt-ridden parents regard this marriage as rescue. Marc, however, calms awkwardly. And Élodie? She grins, but her eyes change and her tears show her perplexity. This relationship is not an emotional one, at least not for her.
What nobody expected
Élodie and Marc are alone in a huge, quiet, terrible home at night. The terrible time approaches. Despite her expectations, she doesn’t hear an unacceptable request. A statement that changes everything:
I want you to complete school.”
Her paperwork showed university tuition paid, an apartment near the faculty given, and total freedom. Elle is astonished. She discovers her freedom, which she believed was gone.
A wedding without the purpose of becoming a couple.
A broken guy planned it well, not as a trap. Marc spent years widowed and liked a good doctor. His love for healing was shared by Élodie. Marc accepted Élodie’s father’s marriage proposal to settle his debts in his own manner.
No further request was made except that she study medicine. Their “marriage” was a moral promise to protect her. She would live alone, study freely, and the public would see an ideal pair without knowing the truth.
A gift of life—clearly months have gone. Encouraged by this rare chance, Elodie studied. She was financially secure and received hidden but sincere help. Marc merely requested that she share his self-confidence.
And she did.
She became a medical intern three years later. She recalled the gray-eyed man, his amazing gesture, and the lady who inspired him as she put on her hospital gown.
Promise kept, destiny changed
Marc wanted neither love nor fame. Only the gratification of improving a life. Élodie, a future doctor, is strengthened by this odd rencontre. Instead of a prison, he gave her wings.
Perhaps it is the greatest gift.
Élodie quietly thanked the hand that helped her overcome a traumatic past and secure a bright future.
