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.

put a piece of spiced salt chicken on his plate and

but she wasn't stupid. Even while he was holding Dollie in his arm, she could feel

her. There was no

the time, because he said that he liked her, but

gently held her left hand, and kissed it. "Evelyn, my mom passed away fifteen years ago. At

were

me.

chopsticks down and stared intently at the man who was now

eyes softened as he thought about his

at school. 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 time,

drugs," he said in a heavy voice, looking out the

know..." He turned to Evelyn with a bitter, sarcastic smile. "The one who had testified against her was a five-year-old

and articulate clearly, they couldn't testify in court. The witness' testimony

Ingrid's case, the testimonies of that little girl were taken

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

him, saying that everything would

to a school in America. Later, Sheffield's half-brother told him

permission to come back. His father not only forbade him from coming back, but also arranged bodyguards to make sure that

who was then old and isolated from the outside world. His grandpa then contacted someone who eventually brought him back to Y

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

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

woman in shock. He wanted to yell, "You