Years later, on a warm summer evening, Evelyn led Noah to their oak tree.
With trembling hands, he gripped his cane and stood. The golden sunset bathed them in light as he turned to face her, tears in his eyes.
"You gave up everything for me," he whispered.
"And I would do it again," she said, smiling through her own tears.
Because true love isn't measured by what we gain, but by what we are willing to give.
And in that moment, standing under the tree where their love had begun, they knew - they had already won.