“I look forward to it, Doctor Lily,” she said with a fondness that warmed me, her smile lingering long after I had left the room.
Later that night, after finishing my shift, I returned to her room for her routine check-up. But when I opened the door, I saw him, the man from the cafeteria who had mistaken me for someone else.
“So, you are the doctor who saved my mother?” The man's deep voice caught me off guard. I froze for a moment, taken aback by his presence.
"Mother?" I repeated, glancing at Mrs. Fuentez, who beamed as though she had just discovered a hidden gem.
“Oh, you two know each other?” she asked, eyes sparkling as though she had found a missing piece to a puzzle.
Sylus shrugged casually. “We have only met once. In the hospital cafeteria.”
Mrs. Fuentez’s gaze darted between the two of us, something mischievous twinkling in her eyes.
“Well, what do you think of my son, Doctor Lily?” she asked, a smile pulling at her lips.
“He is handsome, isn't he? I keep telling him he needs a good woman in his life, but he is as stubborn as ever. I can’t even get him to react to beautiful women like you. Is there something wrong with him?”