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.

piece of spiced salt chicken on his plate and

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

way he looked at Dollie that he didn't love her. There was no passion or affection

he said that he liked her, but still

mom passed away fifteen years ago.

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

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 world

and stared intently at the man who was now lost

eyes softened as he

extra hard so that I could be like her someday. Once, she didn't come home for two days. It was normal

voice, looking out the window. His hold on Evelyn's hand tightened, as

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

clearly, they couldn't testify

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

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

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his father many times, asking for permission to come back. His father not only forbade him from coming back, but also arranged bodyguards to make sure that he

who was then old and isolated from the outside world. His grandpa

the light in her eyes and her beauty. She seemed much older in such a short time. She was

first time in so many days.

He wanted to yell, "You are not my