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.

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

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

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

and kissed it. "Evelyn, my mom passed away fifteen years ago. At that time, she was only

his family once, while they were in D City. He had told her playfully

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

at the man who was now lost in

as he thought about his

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 work was

trading fake drugs," he said in a heavy voice, looking out the window. His hold

you know..." He turned to Evelyn with a bitter, sarcastic smile. "The one who had testified against her was a five-year-old

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

that little girl

people come to their home, looking for his parents. He asked his

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

to a school in America. Later, Sheffield's

asking for permission to come back. His father not only forbade

old and isolated from the outside world.

Sheffield and his grandpa 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 time. She was

in so many days. "Sheffield! You're back?"

at the middle-aged woman in shock. He wanted to yell, "You are not