A millionaire condemns a mother of three and criticizes her for traveling business class. But when the pilot announces the arrival with a special announcement for the woman, all his complaints disappear. “Ugh! You can’t be serious! Are you really putting her here?! Miss, you better do something!” Louis Newman grumbled as he noticed a mother of three approaching his neighboring seats with the help of a stewardess. “I’m sorry, sir,” the stewardess replied kindly, showing him the tickets. “These seats are assigned to Mrs. Debbie Brown and her children and there’s nothing we can do about it. I kindly ask you to cooperate with us.” “You don’t understand, Miss! I have an important meeting with foreign investors. Your children will be talking and making noise all the time and I can’t afford to lose this deal!” » “Sir…” The flight attendant had just started speaking when Debbie interrupted. “It’s okay. I can sit somewhere else if the other passengers are willing to swap seats with my children and me. It’s no problem for me.” “Absolutely not, ma’am!” the flight attendant snapped. “You’re sitting here because you paid for it and you have every right to be here! Whether anyone likes it or not, and sir,” she turned to Louis, “I would appreciate it if you could be patient until the end of the flight.” Millionaire Louis Newman was upset that the flight attendant had denied his request, but he was even more upset that he had been forced to sit next to a woman who clearly didn’t belong in business class and who was wearing the cheapest clothes on the plane. He put in his AirPods to avoid being forced into a conversation with the woman and turned his face away as she sat down next to him and helped her children buckle up tightly. Soon, the boarding process was complete, passengers were seated in their assigned seats, and the flight was taking off.
It was the first time Debbie and her children had flown business class, so the children began to cheer with joy as the plane took off. “Mom!” her daughter Stacey called out. “Look, we’re finally flying! Yeah!” Some of the passengers on the plane turned to Stacey and smiled at her innocence, but Louis had a look of contempt on his face. “Listen,” he said, turning to Debbie. “Could you please ask your children to be quiet? Since I missed my previous flight, I’ll make the appointment from here.” “I’m sorry,” Debbie replied politely, motioning for the children to be quiet. Louis’ meeting lasted most of the flight, and as he spoke, Debbie noticed that he was a businessman who worked mainly in the textile industry, as she saw that he frequently mentioned fabrics and had a pattern book. At the end of Louis’ meeting, Debbie approached him and asked, “Can I ask you a question?” Louis didn’t want to talk to her, but since his meeting went well and the investors approved the deal, he was very pleased and dropped his arrogance. “Um… yeah, sure, go ahead.” “I saw you have a manual with patterns and fabric drawings. Are you in the clothing industry?” “Uhhh… yeah, you could say. I own a clothing company in New York. We just closed a deal. I didn’t really expect it to work out, but it did.” “Oh, that’s nice. Congratulations! I actually run a small boutique in Texas. It’s more of a family business. It was started by my in-laws in New York. We recently opened a branch in Texas.” I was really impressed with the designs you presented.” Louis mocked her sarcastically. “Thank you, ma’am! But the designs my company produces are unlike any local or mom-and-pop boutique; we hire some of the best designers and just struck a deal with the best design firm in the world! A BOUTIQUE, SERIOUSLY?!” He mumbled rather loudly as he looked at Debbie mockingly. “Oh, well,” Debbie felt humiliated by his comment but kept her composure. “I-I get it. It must be something really important to you.” “Something big?” Louis smiled and shook his head. “A poor woman like you would never understand what that meant, but it was a million dollar deal!”
Let me ask you again,” he said after a short pause. “I mean, I saw your tickets and everything. I know you’re flying business class with us here, but trust me, you don’t look like someone who belongs here! Maybe next time you’ll try economy and look for people who own boutiques like you?” Debbie’s patience was wearing thin at this point. “Listen, sir,” she said sternly. “I understand; this is my first time flying business class and I had a hard time understanding the check-in process and everything, but don’t you think you’re going a little overboard? My husband is on the plane with us, but…” Before Debbie could finish her sentence, an announcement over the PA system signaled their arrival at JFK. But instead of turning off the speakers after his announcement, the pilot, Captain Tyler Brown, had something more to say. “I would also like to thank everyone on this flight, especially my wife Debbie Brown, who is traveling with us today. Debbie, honey, I can’t tell you how much your support means to me.”
Louis’ heart leapt and his face flushed with embarrassment when he realized Debbie’s husband was the pilot on the flight. “This is my first time flying a Class A flight and I was nervous. Thank you to my wife for reassuring me that everything would be okay and for coming to reassure me despite her fear of flying. Today is my first day back at work after a long period of unemployment. My wife and I have never had it easy and we have been through many challenges in our lives, but I have never heard Debbie complain about her situation.” So on that day, which also happens to be the day we first met, which my wife probably forgot, I want to propose to her again on that flight. DEBBIE, I LOVE YOU, BABY!” Tyler broke protocol and came out of the cockpit at that moment to propose to Debbie with a knee ring. “Will you spend the rest of your life with me again, Mrs. Debbie Brown?” Everyone on the plane was now looking at Debbie and her children, who looked like the most beautiful family in the world. When Debbie nodded yes, tears in her eyes, everyone on the plane applauded, but Louis stood there, stunned and ashamed. But Debbie wasn’t going to let him get away with it. She approached Louis before leaving the plane and said, “A materialistic man like you, who only thinks about money, would never understand what it’s like to have loved ones around you.” And yes, my husband and I live a modest life, but we are very proud of it!