“You... could try a little longer and keep pursuing her. If she still doesn’t accept you after some time, then... I’d advise you to give up. She might never fall for you in this lifetime.”

She did not tell him to let go immediately. Instead, she encouraged him to persist a while longer.

Even though she loved him deeply and his pursuit of Sheila pained her, she still understood him, empathized with him, supported him, and encouraged him.

Was this what love meant?

As long as he believed it would bring him happiness, as long as it made him happy, she would support him.

Sheila had said that there was someone who truly loved him right beside him, and advised him to cherish the person before him instead of wasting his time on her.

Mary was indeed very good. She had joined him when he opened the clinic, and over the years, their affinity with each other had only grown.

However, she had two younger brothers. Her parents’ income was not high; they did not have any pensions lined up after