Aitana’s younger cousin chimed in. “Is that Brother Joaquin? He’s a nice guy.”
“There’s nothing wrong with him as a person,” Aitana replied. “He doesn’t smoke, drink, gamble, or do anything shady. But his family isn’t a good match for us. If something isn’t right from the start, we shouldn’t give it a chance.
I’ve always kept my distance from him, haven’t I? He never confessed his feelings before, so I couldn’t say anything. But today he did — and I rejected him.”
Her younger cousin fell silent.
He didn’t really know Joaquin’s family background. All he knew was that Joaquin ran his own clinic, had bought a large apartment in the city with four bedrooms, two living rooms, and two bathrooms, and even paid cash for a car worth more than $300,000. Joaquin had also said he had hundreds of thousands of dollars saved in the bank.
To the boy, Joaquin was impressive. His own parents had worked their entire lives just to pay off their house, and they drove a modest domestic car worth barely $100,000 — nothing like Joaquin’s sleek imported vehicle.
Aitana turned to her uncle and aunt. “I’m not interested in love right now. If my parents call and ask you to arrange blind dates for me, just tell them no. Tell them I have my own plans.”
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