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.”
“It was just a small car accident. Matilda, who’s actually fragile, is completely fine. Yet she—strong as an ox—pretends to be dying. She even made Matilda cry from guilt and now she has the audacity to ask you to defend her.”
Dr. Marlon was dumbfounded for a long time before finally realizing what Maximo meant.
Anger flashed in his eyes and he grabbed Maximo's collar.
"I thought you were just quiet and reserved, that you at least had some basic decency. I never imagined you were such a scumbag."
"Maximo, you're a beast! Terra is incredibly unlucky to have fallen for you."
"Do you know that after that car accident, Terra... she's already..."