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.

salt chicken on his plate and said gently, "Forget it. Let's eat. I

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

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

that he liked her, but still had

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

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 a

doctor in the nephrology department 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 her too. But everything changed one day. I was only eight years old when my

intently at the

softened as he thought about

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

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

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

were too 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

of that little girl

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. He was

would be all right.

in

many times, asking for permission to come back. His father not 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 him

went to see Ingrid in prison, she had already lost the light in her eyes and her beauty. She seemed much older in such a short

Sheffield, she smiled for the first time in

woman in shock. He wanted to yell, "You are not