Instantly frowning, Zivon replied, “You already know how this is going to end.”
“It’s precisely because I know that you’re going to get married that I wish to try one final time! Look, I’ve known you forever, and I know you only ever saw me as a younger sister, but believe me when I say that I’ve loved you for ages, even before you got together with Whitney, Sophia, and even those Lockharts! In fact, it isn’t an exaggeration to say that I worked this hard to become successful just so that I could be on par with you.”
“I hated learning medicine, but I wanted to impress you! To be able to take care of you…! I won’t lie when I say that every time you got hurt, I’d feel both happy and sad… After all, while it was saddening to see you injured, that gave me a chance to meet up with you again… Alas, no matter how much I cared for you, you never looked at me, and things only got worse when Xavia appeared!”
“Look, I… I’ve already rejected every other man who’s tried to court me, and now that you’re getting married soon, I really can’t stand sitting around and doing nothing… Please let me try again, Zivon… So that I won’t feel any regret once I’m older… I swear that I’ll court you normally, and I won’t ever resort to unruly tactics! In fact, I’ll clearly declare my rules now!”
“If you’re still as indifferent toward me in twenty days, then I’ll willingly give up on you. Hell, I’ll even give you two my blessings! How about it?” concluded Fiona, leaving Zivon momentarily speechless.
Truth be told, he had no idea that her feelings for him had been this deep. He had always assumed that she had become a doctor since her parents were doctors too. To think that she had gone through all those ordeals just to impress him…
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