She had never loved anyone else

Eva Smith almost fainted, so great was the shock of seeing Dr. Andrew Steward in the hospital. She hadn't seen him in seven years, not since he had broken her heart by becoming engaged to someone else.

Would she be able to control her emotions sufficiently to work as a staff nurse with the new surgical consultant?

For she couldn't deny it. She still loved him - even knowing she meant less than nothing to him now.