Sheila’s patients said, “It’s good that you rejected him. With a mother like that, the man pursuing you can’t be much better. Before marriage, he may seem fine, but once you marry, all his flaws will show.”

“That’s when you’ll see what he’s really like. Dr. Jones. Don’t you get soft-hearted, and don’t give in just because he’s suffering a little.”

Sheila smiled. “I won’t.”

She was no longer the same person she used to be.

Having been hurt in love before, she now treated relationships cautiou