“I don’t need praise,” he said. “I need action.”
He told them about the one hundred kind people he had met while disguised as a beggar and ordered that each of them receive life-changing support.
Then he announced, “I’m getting married in two days.”
The tycoons begged to attend. At first, Daniel refused, afraid his identity would be exposed, but they promised to come dressed simply and remain quiet.
“All right,” he said at last. “But do not reveal who I am.”
Meanwhile, Felicia went home and told her mother, Mrs. Ademy, that she was getting married in two days.
“At last!” her mother cried, thrilled.
But when Cynthia and her friends arrived and showed Mrs. Ademy the video of Daniel begging on the street, everything changed.
“A beggar?” Mrs. Ademy cried. “You want to marry a beggar?”
Felicia stood her ground. “Yes. I love him.”
Mrs. Ademy was horrified. “This wedding is cancelled.”
She immediately proposed another groom: Kelvin Ken Bamadela, the son of a wealthy businessman.
Felicia’s face twisted in disgust. “I don’t want Kelvin.”
But Mrs. Ademy had already decided.
She took Felicia’s phone, called Daniel herself, and lied: “Felicia doesn’t want to marry you anymore. Don’t come and embarrass her.”
Then she smashed the phone so Felicia could not contact him.
When Daniel received the call, he knew something was wrong.
“I’m going,” he said.
As his convoy approached the village, local thugs blocked the road on Mrs. Ademy’s orders. They mocked him and refused to let him pass.
Then suddenly, a roadside food seller named Mama Efe collapsed in a violent seizure while her little son choked and screamed for help.
The same men who had insulted Daniel panicked and stepped back.
Daniel knelt immediately. “Give her space,” he ordered. Calmly and skillfully, he protected her airway, positioned her safely, and helped stop the seizure.
When Mama Efe recovered, she pointed angrily at the men who had blocked him.
“This man saved my life when all of you stood there like fools,” she shouted. “If anyone stops him again, you’ll answer to me first.”
Ashamed, the men moved aside.
Daniel arrived at Felicia’s house to find chaos.
Kelvin was already there, boasting about his gifts, his money, and his status. Mrs. Ademy had prepared everything to force the marriage.
Felicia appeared, dragged forward by relatives, and said clearly, “I will not marry him.”
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