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.

of spiced salt chicken on his plate and said gently,

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

love her. There was no passion or affection in his

was just angry at the time, because he said that he liked her, but still had Dollie by his

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

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

was always so concerned about her patients. My mother was like an angel to me. She was beautiful and gentle,

intently at the man who was now lost

as he thought about his

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

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

sarcastic smile. "The one who had testified against her was

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

case, the testimonies of that

against Ingrid. At that time, Sheffield saw a lot of people come to their home, looking for his

that everything would be

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

father many times, asking for permission to come back. His father not only forbade him from coming back, but also

but to contact his grandfather, who was then old and isolated from the outside world.

beauty. She seemed much older in such a short time. She was only in her forties, but most of her hair had turned grey

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

woman in shock. He wanted