True Love Waits

Blushing, Evelyn wanted to say something, but Sheffield interrupted her. With his intent gaze focused on her, Sheffield continued, "He's a zero, not a hero. He can't even play a level nine etude. Stick with me and I'll play you a level ten piece every day. Chopin, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Jimmy...pick your poison and I'll play it for you."

"Sheffield!" Evelyn called out in a hushed voice. "Hey, cut it out..."

Sheffield was too bold. There were thousands of people watching them. He wasn't shy because of the attention. On the contrary, it fired him up.

"I'm not messing around. Evelyn, if you don't believe me, you can ask Jimmy, that old guy, if I can play his compositions."

'That old guy?' The audience in the concert hall burst into an uproar when they heard how Sheffield addressed the well-known pianist. They were laughing-mostly.

Finally, Jimmy took the chance to walk onstage. He strode over and rapped his knuckles against Sheffield's head. "Brat! Come to ruin my concert again?"

Not only Evelyn, but everyone else stood there, mouths agape.

Everyone was whispering to one another.

"Who is that guy?"

"Why is he trying to ruin Maestro Jimmy's performance?"

"Do they know each other?"

As the scene unfolded in front of him, Calvert's face darkened. 'Obviously, that asshole knows Jimmy pretty well,' he thought.

Sheffield massaged his head as he pleaded, "I'm sorry, master. Please, give me one more minute. I just want to ask my girlfriend to marry me."

Before Jimmy could say anything, Sheffield had already reached out to Evelyn and said, "Evelyn, I want to marry you. But I haven't had a chance to get rings yet. Can you say yes first? I'll buy the rings later, I swear."

you doing?

it," he said sincerely,

audience didn't mind. They

person broke from the throng. She lifted the hemline of her dress as she walked onstage.

deliberate steps. Seeing her, Sheffield frowned slightly. He withdrew his hands and put them in

Huo, I'm really sorry for interrupting you and Mr. Ji. I'm taking him home now. Let's go, Sheffield. Just look at the fuss

and nodded. He then turned to face the audience and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have

wrist and led her off the stage after

on the stage were Dollie, who was too stunned to say anything, and Jimmy, angry at

minutes for Calvert's proposal, but Sheffield

way of apology, Jimmy extended the concert by half an hour, with

Outside the concert hall

her, Sheffield complained, "Evelyn, I leave

She wondered why he was blaming her. Didn't he come to

show. I wouldn't miss it for anything." Leaning against the wall casually,

you

was in M Country. He kept bugging me all the time, wanting me to be his student. But I kept blowing him off. Later, he got angry and blacklisted me." Dollie and Calvert had followed

teeth in anger. So his rival for Evelyn's affections was a pretty accomplished guy. He felt threatened. But what on earth was so great about this

How capable he was. She scolded in a low voice, "So,

of Calvert and smiled wickedly, "Calvert seems to

him coldly. It seemed that he wasn't happy

didn't know how to deal with this guy. He was a loose cannon.

walk away, both Calvert and Sheffield followed her, as did Dollie, though Sheffield was the only reason she tagged along. The three of them all

a cold light flashed in his eyes. He slowed his pace and asked, "What do you