One afternoon, Grace's close friend visited her.
As they chatted about relationships and life, her friend suddenly said something that caught Grace off guard.
"Have you ever noticed something about Desmond?" she asked.
Grace looked confused.
Her friend continued, "Every time you give him a gift, he gives you something even bigger on your birthday."
Grace laughed it off at first. She had never paid attention to such details before.
But the idea stayed in her mind.
When Desmond's next birthday approached, curiosity took over. Grace decided to test what her friend had said. She went to the market and bought him a pair of Nike shoes.
She gave them to him warmly, but secretly she waited.
Months later, when Grace's birthday arrived again, Desmond surprised her with two pairs of high heels.
That moment changed something inside her.
Grace realized her friend had been right.
From that day on, a new thought began growing quietly in her mind.
What if every gift she gave Desmond was actually an investment?