True Love Waits

Outside the guesthouse, Evelyn watched the tourists come and go around the old town, her eyes empty. She started to wonder what she had come here for.

She wanted to go sightseeing, but she didn't know where to start.

When was the last time she had gone shopping? A couple years ago, she guessed. She couldn't quite remember. If she needed something, she would have it delivered to her home or office. So, she didn't need to go shopping on her own.

And she hadn't traveled for years either. Her father treated her like a delicate vase and never allowed her to go on business trips. As a result, she seldom had the chance to leave Y City.

"Hi!" A man's cheerful voice broke her train of thought.

She saw the man whom she had just seen in the lounge hall. He was looking at her with a wide smile on his face.

Another man and two women were standing next to him.

Evelyn didn't respond.

"How about I buy you dinner? I know some delicious local food places around here," he offered. Sheffield always had many women by his side, but he had never tried to woo anyone before. Women willingly chased after him.

However, he couldn't help but take a fancy towards this woman. The moment she left the guesthouse, he followed after her.

Evelyn cast a cold glance at him, still saying nothing.

Sheffield's heart skipped a beat. 'I have met her three times now, yet she still hasn't said a word. Is she...mute?

How unfortunate!'

While Sheffield was wondering if Evelyn was dumb, Tayson walked over and stood between them. He cast a warning glance at Sheffield, his eyes burning with a murderous aura.

The man beside Sheffield asked him in a whisper, "You know her?"

Sheffield shook his head. He didn't know her, but he wanted to.

"Oh, I get it. You want to bang her." Horace's eyes widened and a wide smirk spread across his face.

Sheffield shook his head again. 'I want more than that.

I want to be the reason behind her smile every day. I want to

thoughts in his mind. He couldn't imagine marrying someone whom he

was the grave of love. He was only twenty-six; he was not ready to

stalls at both sides of the road. She wondered whether the

would have bought so many snacks, and I could have safely tried some,'

dinner?" she asked without

pre-arranged anything. Your mom said that you could eat whatever you

her tracks and turned to look at

I have been

'That's a surprise!'

thought and continued to

With wide eyes, she stared curiously at the snacks all around her. The eagerness was obvious on her face, but

"Hello! I would like two of the tamarind

and saw the man

"Here you are."

the cakes. He took one cake from the stall owner and pointed at Evelyn.

a wide grin. "Try it. The tamarind cake is sweet and sour at the same time. And it's good for your liver too.

away and started walking

break. He took the

"C'mon dude, you saw it. The owner just packed the cakes. I didn't drug them or anything. I'm not a bad guy, okay? She looks so pitiful. I can

and stared sharply at Sheffield. "Could you just shut up?"

at all!' Sheffield shut his

'This woman is perfect.'

cut a small piece with a plastic fork and put it into his mouth. "Hmm...yummy! It's also really smooth. And if I just

rolled her eyes and

me, the snacks here

"I'll give you one second to get outta here. If you are still in my arm's length after

dude! All right, all right. I'm

stay away from Tayson, but he was now standing in front of Evelyn. "There is a stall not far away from here selling Red Hot Candy Apples.

get ahold of him, Sheffield

it. Sheffield was in the queue as well. He flashed an ear-to-ear grin and waved at her. "Want one? I'll buy it for you." Then he