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.

that. They hadn't even told them the time and place

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

to meet at this place. She

parents were already seated in a private booth. Terilynn was there as well. She was playing on her phone, while listening to

couple come in together, Joshua's mother, Penelope Dong, stood up immediately. "Josh, what took you so long? Ah, this must be Evelyn! You look

had been grabbed tightly by Penelope Dong. She then quickly greeted Joshua's parents

the moment he had walked into the booth. Hearing Evelyn's greetings, he turned to Carlos and Debbie. "Mr. and Mrs. Huo, good evening." Then,

sized him up with a smile

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

unlike Evelyn, Joshua's parents, Darius Fan and Penelope Dong, seemed quite satisfied with the way Terilynn had addressed their son. They

expected. Evelyn remained silent. Debbie shook her head and said, "My daughter is a woman of few words. She takes after her father. I hope you will be more tolerant of her in the future, Mr.

our family, I'll treat her like my own daughter. Joshua,

anything, Mom," said Joshua, surprised by their conversation. "Evelyn

you arrived, we already discussed and decided that you should get engaged as

Carlos, who remained indifferent, and said, "Dad, I've only started dating Joshua. I think we should wait

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

Fan cleared his throat and said, "Take 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.

agree to 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

stared at Carlos. "Does Mr. Fan know that a few months ago,