Joaquin hadn’t accepted the young nurse’s feelings for him, but he hadn’t fired her either. He simply let her stay on at the clinic.
Maybe, deep down, he saw her as a backup.
The nurse was two years younger than Aitana. She had a sweet face, a gentle nature, and an endless amount of patience. Everyone who came to the Legare Family Clinic spoke highly of her.
She had joined the clinic right after graduation and had been working there for several years. She knew all about Joaquin’s complicated family situation, yet she still loved him deeply. That alone showed she could accept where he came from—something Aitana could not do.
That was why Aitana kept saying they were a better match.
Aitana didn’t love Joaquin, couldn’t accept his family baggage, and didn’t want to live under constant financial strain. Even if she forced herself to accept him, their future together would be riddled with tension. Joaquin’s habit of always helping this person or that person would inevitably lead to arguments. And arguments, Aitana believed, destroy feelings.
She wasn’t saying that siblings shouldn’t help each other, but she also wasn’t willing to bankroll an entire family indefinitely.
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