Chapter 42

"Oh, the man I came with? He was a close acquaintance of mine."

“Wow. Really? I thought you were engaged or lovers,” Ryan said.

"Oops. What did you come to do there that day, though? I didn't know doctors were interested in things like that," Stacy asked.

"Me? I came because my Mum insisted. You looked different from that time though."

"How?" She wanted to know.

"I mean, now seeing you as a doctor is admirable. I thought you might just be an elite person who was more interested in hobbies than professional jobs like being a doctor."

Ryan's words made Stacy chuckle. She herself never thought she would return to a dream she thought was long buried.

"So which version of me is better?" She managed a smile.

"Definitely this," answered Ryan.

Stacy didn't realize how the words had flowed simply and eloquently in her conversation with Ryan, when she was about to get trapped by an unexpected scenario, of him recognizing her from her