“Ugh! You can’t be serious! Are you really making her sit here? Miss, you better do something about it!” Louis Newman grumbled as a mother-of-three, Debbie Brown, approached his adjacent seats with the assistance of a stewardess.

“I’m sorry, sir,” the stewardess replied, showing him the tickets. “These seats have been assigned to Mrs. Debbie Brown and her children, and we can’t do anything about it.”

Louis put on his AirPods, annoyed that he had to sit next to a woman who seemed out of place in business class. As the flight took off, Debbie’s children chirped in joy, prompting Louis to complain, “Could you please ask your children to be quiet?”

Debbie politely motioned for her children to remain quiet and later noticed Louis’s interest in fabrics. She mentioned her small boutique in Texas, but Louis sarcastically laughed, “A BOUTIQUE, SERIOUSLY?!” He mocked her, questioning her place in business class.

As they approached JFK, the pilot made a special announcement: “I’d like to thank my wife Debbie Brown, who is flying with us today… DEBBIE, I LOVE YOU, HONEY!” The pilot, Captain Tyler Brown, then proposed to Debbie mid-flight, revealing he was her husband.

Everyone applauded, but Louis was embarrassed. Before exiting the plane, Debbie confronted him, “A materialistic man like you would never understand how it feels to have a loved one around you. My husband and I live a humble life, but we are very proud of it!”