True Love Waits

"I love both," Evelyn replied casually. Her dad had specially furnished a collection room for her. In there, she had all sorts of gemstones and jewelry, made of different precious metals. "I see. I must try harder to win you over then; I could happily live off you," Sheffield said casually.

Evelyn didn't mind his joke. "I suggest you stay in the renal transplant department. You will earn more there than in the nephrology department."

"Oh? Are you worried that I can't afford to support you?" He laughed out loud.

Evelyn felt her face burn red with embarrassment. She retorted, "I don't need you to support me. I can take care of myself."

"Yeah, I hardly earn anything at the hospital. Please, have some mercy on the poor doctor. Keep me as your gigolo."

She smirked. "Dr. Tang, are you kidding me? You're wearing clothing from an international brand. I don't believe that you need to live off a woman."

He lifted her body a bit higher, making her lie more comfortably on his back before replying, "This is just a fake."

'A fake?' It was one of the luxury brands bankrolled by ZL Group. She could easily tell a fake from the real thing. "I work for ZL Group," she said coldly. Her words silenced Sheffield at once.

He was indeed wearing an international brand of clothing that was under ZL Group, with top-notch quality and a very high price.

"Cat got your tongue?" Evelyn continued to make fun of him and tilted her head to look at his profile.

Beads of sweat had formed on his forehead. She pulled out a tissue from her purse and wiped his face.

"I was just wondering if I should tell you the truth. I borrowed these from a friend."

She didn't buy it. "Oh? Your friend is so generous. But Dr. Tang, as far as I know, most doctors are clean freaks, and you seem to be one of them too. Could you really wear other people's clothes?" Sheffield was distracted by her gentle hand movements on his face. He didn't feel tired of carrying her on his back; in fact, he was more energetic than ever. "Has anyone ever told you that you are a smart woman?"

"Yes. My father. He always says I'm smarter than my younger brother." But Evelyn knew that Matthew was way smarter than her. Carlos only said that to irritate his son.

after carrying her all the way down the hill. She figured that he was

am fine now. Put me down." Her legs

the exit. How about we go out for dinner tonight after getting some rest at

back to the guesthouse, Evelyn's phone rang again. She decided to pick it up this time. In an impatient tone, she said,

in Y City now. Let's talk face to

City at the

I'll come

continued, "Evelyn, Rowena wants to apologize to you. She didn't mean to say all those things. She's still young. Please don't take her words to heart. I've already taught her

unconvinced by his words. 'Calvert taught his dear sister a lesson? Impossible!' "Yeah, you're right. She's only 21; an undergraduate who is very young," she said with a scorn and slowly moved a bit farther away from Sheffield. She then continued in a low voice, "Forget about

brother. No matter how she feels about me,

not related by blood,"

"Evelyn, listen. I

anymore. And..." Evelyn paused, her eyes fixed on the man who was now busy playing games on his phone. "I have a new boyfriend." Silence engulfed them as she

moment, Calvert finally spoke. "Evelyn, since when did you become so childish? Do

her phone and whispered in his

phone away in a jiffy, ignoring whatever games he was playing, and grabbed her phone. As he put it to his ear, he said loudly to Evelyn, "Babe, who's

already regretted her decision to involve him. Accepting to be his girlfriend for ten

screen and asked again, "Hello? The line is

voice came. "I'm her

you think is more important to her?"

She reached out for her phone,

"I'm warning you, don't

I know Eve well. She wouldn't be

to call her that way, 'he cursed in his mind. "What do you mean 'someone like me'? I