True Love Waits

During the meal, Sheffield rested his chin on his hand as he watched Evelyn gracefully drink her wine. "Evelyn, I am so much in love with you. What spell have you cast on me?" After a pause, Evelyn asked, "How many women have you said that to?"

"Only you. You are the one I love the most in the world." His words were genuine; there was not a drop of lie in them.

Evelyn couldn't help laughing. "Yet, you stand beside another woman right in front of me."

Sheffield sighed. He felt it was time to explain his intentions to her. She had the rights to know. "I don't care about Dollie; it's Sidell whom I'm trying to get close to."

"What do you mean?"

"Evelyn, do you know why I chose to be a doctor?" No one knew the truth.

But to reassure her that she was the only one he loved, he had to tell her everything.

Evelyn stopped eating.

But Sheffield didn't continue.

She raised her eyes to look at the man sitting opposite her. He was lost in thought, and his eyes had turned gloomy, without the usual cheerfulness.

This was the first time Evelyn had seen him this way. He looked more mature than ever.

But this melancholy side of his kind of... broke her heart.

Everyone had their own secrets of the past, which they kept to themselves, just like Evelyn did. She had never told anyone about her ex-boyfriend and Melody Song.

piece of spiced salt chicken on his plate and said gently, "Forget

Sheffield and Dollie show up together at the gathering in the video, she was angry, but she wasn't stupid. Even while he was holding Dollie in

he looked at Dollie that he didn't love her. There was no passion or

that he liked her, but still had

mom passed away fifteen years

his eyes. He had only ever mentioned his family once, while they were in D City. He had told

heart and was always so concerned about her patients. My mother was like an angel to me. She was beautiful and gentle, and my father was good to her too. But everything changed one day. I was only eight years old

stared intently at the

as he thought about his

By the time I was eight years old, I had skipped to the fifth grade, while my peers were still in the second or the third grade. Mom was always so busy, but I still worked extra hard so that I could be like her someday. Once, she didn't come home for two days. It was normal for her, because work was her life. Most of the

her for trading fake drugs," he said in a heavy voice, looking out the window. His hold

you know..." He turned to Evelyn with a bitter, sarcastic smile. "The one who had testified

from wrong and articulate clearly, they couldn't testify in court. The witness' testimony was to be verified, and then, it could be turned

the testimonies of that little girl

lot of people come to their home, looking for his parents. He asked his parents what was going on, but

would be all right.

day Ingrid was arrested, Sheffield's father sent him to a school in America. Later, Sheffield's half-brother

only forbade him from coming back, but also arranged bodyguards

but to contact his grandfather, who was then old and isolated from the outside world. His grandpa then contacted someone who eventually brought

she had already lost the light in her eyes and her beauty. She seemed much older in such a short time. She was only in her forties, but most of her hair had turned grey and

the first time in so many days. "Sheffield! You're back?" she

at the middle-aged woman in shock. He wanted to yell, "You