True Love Waits

After having their lunch, Sheffield checked Evelyn's legs once again. Luckily, they looked much better after the treatment and there was no trace of the allergy. Placing the dirty dishes into the dishwasher, he said to Evelyn and Joshua, who were about to leave, "Wait!"

"Why? Don't you have to clean up? I'll drive her back to her office," Joshua said as he changed into his shoes. Sheffield wiped his hands on a towel, grabbed his coat and walked towards them. "It's my job to drive her back." Evelyn sighed. "I don't need either of you to drop me. Tayson is waiting for me downstairs."

"I don't care. Let him follow us. I need to attend to something anyway." He needed to get rid of the tattoo.

The three of them left the house together. Sheffield dropped Evelyn off at the company.

He opened the door for her. "Thank you," she said.

"Evelyn," he called just as she was about to leave.

She turned around and looked at him.

"Do miss me while I'm gone." With a wicked smile, he winked at her.

The corners of Evelyn's lips lifted into an unnoticeable smile. But in the end, she still rebuked, "Don't expect this to happen again. We are not going to be together." Sheffield's smile remained. He leaned against the car door and waved at her. "I'll cook chicken wings with plum next time, or maybe some toast with brown sugar and plum." Evelyn left without turning back.

It was not until her figure disappeared into the building that the smile on his face gradually faded away.

'Eve, no matter how much you push me away, I won't give up,' he swore.

each other soon after that. They hadn't even told them the time and place of the meeting beforehand. On the fifth

into Joshua, who had just gotten off work. "I'm sorry, Evelyn. It was probably my mom's idea. I had planned to put off the meeting between the two families, but my dad called your dad. I don't know what they talked about, but in

father's idea to meet at this place.

in a private booth. Terilynn was there as well.

took you so long? Ah, this must be Evelyn! You

been grabbed tightly by

into the booth. Hearing Evelyn's greetings, he turned to Carlos

sized him up with a smile and said, "Hello, Joshua.

Terilynn smiled, "Hello, Brother-in-Law."

Fan and Penelope

daughter is a woman of few words. She takes after her father. I hope you will

our family, I'll treat her like my

to say anything, Mom," said Joshua, surprised by their conversation. "Evelyn and I have just decided

you should get engaged as soon as possible. We will start the preparations very soon. You'll get married by the end of

Evelyn's eyes widened in shock. This, they hadn't expected. Evelyn turned to Carlos, who remained indifferent, and said, "Dad, I've only started dating Joshua. I think we should

It's time to get engaged. Love can be cultivated after marriage. You are both outstanding people. I'm sure you'll be happy together." Carlos never joked around and that made Evelyn anxious. She tried to grasp at any straw she could find. "Dad, do Joshua's parents know what happened to my ex-boyfriends? What does

it easy, Evelyn. We know about it. Your parents didn't hide anything from us, and we haven't had the chance to tell Joshua yet. I don't believe in jinxes or coincidences. The murderers

the sudden engagement, she couldn't object it openly, especially not in front of the Fans. "Mr. Fan is right. We already have some clues about the incidents. Over time, the truth will come

stared at Carlos. "Does Mr. Fan know that