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.

his plate

but she wasn't stupid. Even while he was holding Dollie in his

that he didn't love her. There was no passion or affection in his eyes; it was nothing like the way he

he said that he liked her, but still had Dollie by his

away fifteen years ago. At that time, she was only

mentioned his family once, while they were in D City. He had told her playfully that his father had a lot of

too. She had a good 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

stared intently at

eyes softened as he

Once, she didn't come home for two days. It was normal for her, because work was

for trading fake drugs," he said in a heavy voice, looking out the window. His hold on Evelyn's hand tightened, as if he

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

since children were too young to tell right from wrong and articulate clearly, they couldn't testify in

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

that time, Sheffield saw a lot of people come to their home, looking for his parents. He asked his parents what was going on, but no one told him anything.

comforted him, saying that everything would be all right. He

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

back. His father not only forbade

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

much older in such a short time. She was only in her forties, but

time in so many days. "Sheffield!

shock. He wanted to