After circumstances forced them to separate, a man promised to wait for the woman he loved at their favorite cafe. He waited nearly 20 years until they finally met again.
Ralph was in his mid-50s when he met Natalie, a 49-year-old woman who applied to be his housemaid. As soon as he met her, Ralph fell in love with her and courted her.
At first, Natalie was afraid of Ralph, thinking her boss was simply playing pranks on her. He kept talking to her while she worked, and Natalie thought it was a test to see how easily distracted she was.
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However, the more time Natalie spent with Ralph, the more she was drawn to him. The connection between them scared her, so she thought about quitting her job.
Even though she wanted to stay away, she knew deep inside that she did not want to leave – she also had feelings for Ralph. She knew they couldn’t be together, though, as Ralph was rich, and she was a poor maid.
“We can never be together. It’ll be the talk of the town,” she thought to herself. However, their chemistry was undeniable, and they began dating secretly.
“I know you feel it too, Natalie,” Ralph told her one night as she set up the dining table for him to eat. Natalie looked at him longingly, her eyes almost filling with tears.
“I do, Ralph, you know I do. But you also know that we can never be together – people won’t stop talking about us,” she replied.
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“I don’t care about what other people will say. I love you, and I want to be with you,” Ralph said, holding her hand. Natalie contemplated whether or not she would accept his proposal to start dating, but then she suddenly remembered her daughter.
“You’re one of the top businessmen in the area. Once they find out you’re dating a widow with a daughter, they won’t stop making headlines about you. I like you too much to save you from that kind of embarrassment,” Natalie told him.
The pair sat in silence for a couple of seconds until Natalie finally decided to follow her heart. “I would like to be with you,” she told him. “But maybe we should keep our relationship a secret for now.”
Ralph accepted her idea without question. All he wanted was to...
