Toby chuckled, relief washing over him. “I wanted to find someone who sees people for who they are, not what they have. And I found that in you.”

Their friendship blossomed into something more, grounded in mutual respect and genuine affection. Toby realized that love, like anything meaningful, couldn’t be bought. It had to be nurtured through kindness, understanding, and above all, seeing each other for who they truly were. His heart, once empty, was now filled with something priceless — a love untainted by wealth or status.