True Love Waits

Sheffield covertly winked at Joshua. The latter understood what he meant. He warmly gestured for Dollie to sit next to him. "Miss Xiang, please have a seat."

At first, Dollie was unhappy to see that Sheffield had sat down next to Evelyn. But as soon as his handsome and enthusiastic friend invited her to sit with him, she didn't mind that anymore. "Thank you," she said politely. She took her seat beside Joshua.

Evelyn didn't say anything. With a bright smile, the manager of the restaurant handed the menu to them and asked, "May I take your orders?"

Sheffield was quick to act. He took the menu from the manager and placed it in front of Evelyn. "Here you are. What would you like to eat?" he asked in a flattering tone.

Dollie and Joshua were equally surprised.

Noticing the anger on Dollie's face, Sheffield realized that he had completely ignored the girl in his excitement of running into Evelyn. He waved his hand and motioned Dollie to come closer to him. Sheffield leaned over to her and whispered, "Don't be angry, Dollie. It's just an act to get on her good side. If she thinks that I like her, my plan will have a greater chance to succeed."

Dollie gave the woman a dirty look. Evelyn was calmly flipping through the menu. Her face softened a little. She asked doubtfully, "Really?"

"Yes," Sheffield replied instantly with a nod.

"Okay."

Sheffield sighed in relief after getting that stumbling block out of the way. Resting his chin on his hand, he said to Evelyn, "It's my treat today. Would you like some goose liver paste?" Evelyn immediately scrunched her nose in disgust. "No? Then, how about oyster cup and some roasted chicken? Maybe a little soup with onions, and a French-style braised—"

Without raising her head, Evelyn scoffed, "I don't like anything you suggested."

Then, how about some cheese?" he

him a cold glance and handed him the menu. "How about you order for me? If you end up getting something I don't like today, you

observed them with a stunned expression. Sheffield never lied to his friends. If Joshua didn't know that about him, he would have doubted if Evelyn

I have never had French cuisine before." He opened the menu and randomly pointed at a dish. "Oh, it's all in English?" he asked

menu was indeed in English; most of the customers were foreigners and the owner

Evelyn grabbed the menu away from his hand and

Joshua knew English. But since Sheffield pretended that he didn't understand English, Joshua decided to play along. So, he shook his head. "I can't

"How about...um... Should I

ignored her. She looked at the menu and spoke to the

said, Dollie asked Sheffield in a low voice,

with tropical fruit, lime sauce, and green lettuce. And Marseille fish soup..." He stopped when he saw Evelyn staring at him in disbelief. With a

she had ordered. She replied without thinking, "It's a kind of bouillabaisse that originated from the port city of Marseille-" She

with a grin, "You are so cute when you're

She cast a cold glance at Joshua.

cover up his embarrassment

sneered at Sheffield, "So, you can read the

up straight and answered with a smile, "How could I hope to match your

flattered. "Don't push

in fluent English, "I will have the Australian Wagyu Steak, served with a piping volcanic rock