Ten-Story Love #5 / 203

When He Finally Proposed After a two-year engagement, Denny Dickson finally asks Tib to marry him—only to reveal they must leave immediately for a job in South America. Tib is torn, bound by her responsibility to care for her sick mother and younger siblings. Her neighbor Jeff East, who’s long admired her, warns her about Denny’s urgency and hidden motives. When Tib’s mother is hospitalized and Denny refuses to lend her money, Jeff steps in. As doubts grow and the pressure mounts, Tib must decide what her future truly means—between a man who wants her now and one who’s always been there.