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 didn't

dead. You call him." Her phone ran out of power when they were having dinner. Sheffield shrugged

him, the more she felt that this was his game, but

she was stuck with him that night.

there if we walk." He put out the cigarette, unable to

chills down his spine. "When we arrive at the hotel, I'll call my dad

in an attempt to say something, but

night, she had changed into a pair of flats after leaving work so she wouldn't have a problem walking in the dark

arguing, "It's going

shameless he was, Evelyn didn't push him away again and just

Evelyn entered, she went straight to the reception desk. But suddenly, Sheffield asked the lobby manager, "Excuse

him in confusion. 'Why is he asking for a doctor? Is

duty now. What's the matter? We have

said gloomily, "I'm running a fever. Could I have some medicine please?

weird. He was fine just

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

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

It's just a fever. I don't have to go to the hospital. You

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

sure that he wouldn't try

said apologetically, "I'm sorry, miss. We only have one Presidential Suite left in our hotel.

How could such a secluded hotel be

"Never mind. One room please. I'm fine staying by myself anyway. Evelyn, you can't stay in an ordinary room. I won't let you. It's not good enough. Could we please borrow a

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