Aitana laughed softly. “I get it. All elders are like that. My parents are the same way. Every time they think of me, they start nagging—‘find someone nice,’ ‘settle down,’ ‘don’t wait too long.’
But after what I went through, I’m in no rush. I’ll think about relationships when my career’s more stable.”
Her tone was calm, but there was a quiet firmness behind her words.
She had once been hurt in love, and though she had healed, she wasn’t ready to open her heart again. The man who had pursued her recently—a fellow doctor—had long since given up after she clearly rejected him.
But Senior Joaquin was another story.
He refused to give up, no matter how many times she said no. When she worked night shifts, he waited for her at the hospital entrance every morning, insisting on taking her to breakfast.
When she switched to day shifts, he waited for her after work, asking her to see a movie or go shopping with him.
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