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 said gently, "Forget it. Let's eat.

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

love her. There was no passion or

angry at the time, because he said that he liked her,

fifteen years ago. At that time, she was only forty-five, and I was just

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

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 when my world

stared intently at the man who was

softened as he thought about his

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, she ate and stayed in the hospital. But three days after that, news spread all over the city that Ingrid Chu, the

in a heavy voice, looking out the window. His hold on Evelyn's hand tightened, as if he was trying to restrain his

a bitter, sarcastic smile. "The one who had

articulate clearly, they couldn't testify in

testimonies of that

their home, looking for his parents.

would be

was arrested, Sheffield's father sent him to a school in America. Later, Sheffield's half-brother told him that his

only forbade him from coming back, but also

isolated from the outside world. His grandpa then contacted someone who eventually brought him back

prison, she had already lost the light in her eyes and her beauty. She seemed much older

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

shock. He wanted to yell, "You are not