True Love Waits

Sheffield took Evelyn back to the car and fastened her seat belt. "If you want, you can take a nap first. I'll wake you up when we arrive," he said. "Okay, drive me to the manor."

"All right,"

Sheffield replied. However, when Evelyn woke up, she was still in the car.

A bit scared, she turned her head only to find an empty driver's seat. 'Where's Sheffield?'

It was dark outside. Where were they?

Just then, the door opened. It was Sheffield. "Ooh, you're awake."

Upon seeing him, Evelyn let out a sigh of relief. "Where are we?" she asked.

"On Bloom Road. My car broke down." He stood at the door and lit a cigarette with a lighter, seemingly worried.

It was not the first time she had seen him smoking. She had seen it once or twice in D City.

But this was the first time she'd seen him smoking since they got back from D City. "How did that happen?" She glanced around but couldn't see anything.

She knew they still had at least a good two kilometers before they could reach the Huo family's manor.

Sheffield puffed out the smoke and glanced around too. "There's a hotel nearby. Let's check in there for the night. We can leave tomorrow."

Worried, Evelyn asked, "Where's Tayson? Ask him to pick us up!"

"Oh, I almost forgot. He didn't want to be our third wheel, so I asked him to go back first when we arrived at the downtown area." He was coolly dangling the cigarette from his mouth. "Then I'll call him and ask him to come here," she offered. She couldn't shake off the ominous feeling that was creeping up her chest.

he

said, "My phone's dead. You call him." Her phone ran out of power when they were having dinner. Sheffield shrugged and said

the more she felt

silently, knowing that she was stuck with him that night. "Is the hotel

three minutes to get there if we walk."

"When we arrive at the hotel, I'll call my

the car, he opened his mouth in an attempt to say something, but he

had changed into a pair of flats after leaving work so she wouldn't have a

Sheffield insisted on holding her as she walked, arguing, "It's going to hurt if you fall, you

away again and just merely followed

reception desk. But suddenly, Sheffield asked the lobby manager, "Excuse me, do you have a doctor

around and looked at him in confusion. 'Why is he asking for a

duty now. What's the matter? We have emergency

his forehead, he said gloomily, "I'm running a fever. Could I have some medicine please? Thank you."

Sheffield. "You have a fever?" she asked. 'That's so weird. He was fine just now. Why is he suddenly sick now? And it doesn't look

sighed. "I'll be fine. You go ahead and call Mr. Huo. I'll stay here and

Joshua and ask him to pick you up so he can bring you to

have to go to the hospital. You contact Mr. Huo. I'll check

walked up to him. "Maybe I can stay too, but we have to sleep in two separate rooms." Initially, she was afraid that he was going to try something

now that he was sick, she was sure that he

have one Presidential Suite left in our hotel. The other rooms are definitely not as good as the Presidential

such a secluded hotel

room. I won't let you. It's not good enough. Could we please borrow a phone? Both our phones are out of power. She just needs to make a

stay in an ordinary room? Then why didn't he give the last Presidential Suite to me? Maybe he's also a germaphobe and doesn't want to stay in an ordinary room either,' she thought to herself. The receptionist handed Evelyn a phone, but she didn't take it. "I'll call Dad later. Let me take you