"Mr. Alvarez treats his fiancée so well. She was only a little scared, yet he mobilized the whole hospital to check on her. They really are a perfect pair—handsome and beautiful."
"Yeah. And just two days ago, a car-accident victim came in with crushed organs and no one even showed up to identify the body. Life is so unfair."
Maximo frowned, his heart pounding inexplicably. He blurted out, "The woman inside isn't my fiancée."
He paused, then added, "My fiancée is Dr. Terra from the surgery department."
Even Maximo himself was stunned by his words.
He was a chosen one, indifferent to right and wrong and utterly disdainful of explanation.
So much so that everyone in the hospital, except for a small group of colleagues in our respective departments, thought I was just a shameless, persistent simp he couldn't shake off.
I was given nicknames and had hot soup thrown on me by his admirers.
They cornered me in an empty restroom and dumped a bucket of toads on my head.
They gleefully enjoyed my screams and sobs, calling me shameless for dreaming of marrying a swan.
Countless times I hoped Maximo would step forward and explain, but he always impatiently dismissed me, "It's just a few words, it won't hurt you. If you're so dramatic, don't be a doctor."
But when a blunt intern commented that Matilda’s “torrential rain syndrome” seemed fake, the next day, that doctor vanished from the city entirely.
I realized then that he wasn't incapable of protecting people, it was just that the person worthy of his protection was never me.
Clutching my empty heart, I silently laughed through my tears.
How ironic.
The title I couldn't obtain in life, no matter how hard I tried, was easily obtained after death.
Maximo ignored the nurses' astonished expressions, suppressing the panic in his heart and strode towards his office.
He was in a hurry to confirm something, but he bumped into Dr. Marlon at the door.
"Mr. Alvarez, why are you in such a rush? Are you going to see Dr. Terra?"
Maximo paused for two seconds and the heavy feeling that had been weighing on his heart instantly vanished at those words.
His face turned cold. "You took over Terra's case?"
Dr. Marlon nodded and sighed. "It's been quite a while. You should hurry up and deal with it."
“Deal with what? Deal with her taking advantage of me?” He scoffed. “I’ve been way too lenient with her.”