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.

spiced salt chicken on his plate and said gently, "Forget it.

up together at the gathering in the video, she was angry, but

There was no passion or affection in his eyes; it was nothing like the way he looked

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 time,

they were in D City. He had told her playfully that his father had

was like an angel to me. She was beautiful and gentle, and my father was

intently at the man who was now

softened as he thought about

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

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

you know..." He turned to Evelyn with a bitter, sarcastic smile.

the law, since children 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 turned

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

come to their home, looking for his parents. He asked his parents what was going on, but

that everything would

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

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

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

prison, she had already lost the light in her eyes and her beauty. She seemed much older in such a short time. She was only in her forties, but most of her hair had turned grey and she had lost a lot of

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

stared at the middle-aged woman in shock. He wanted to yell, "You