True Love Waits

"Why did Sheffield take Calvert?" Evelyn asked.

"He said he was going to take out Calvert's kidney and put it on auction on the Internet. Evelyn, you must stop him!" The desperation in Rowena's voice was palpable.

Evelyn shook her head and rubbed her aching temples at the thought of how stubborn and impulsive Sheffield could be sometimes.

"I've got this. I know what to do." She hung up the phone bluntly.

While Tayson drove her to the First General Hospital, she tried calling Sheffield's number.

Soon after, the call was connected. "Evelyn? Did you miss me?" he said in a chipper tone.

Evelyn dismissed him and went straight to the point. "Are you out of your mind? You can't just sell someone's organs online!" Evelyn took a deep breath to calm herself down.

Her nervousness was not unnoticed by Sheffield. He tried to comfort her, "Of course, I know that. Don't worry. I just wanted to spook him!"

Evelyn tittered and shook her head in amusement.

When she got to the hospital, Sheffield had already asked someone to wait for her in the parking lot. This person led her into the operating theater.

When she stepped inside, Calvert was lying on the operating table, sweating profusely, while Sheffield was standing next to him wearing a mask and gloves.

Evelyn's legs felt like jelly when she saw the scalpel in Sheffield's hand. "Don't do anything stupid, Sheffield!"

He winked at her and said, "Wait for me outside. I'll be done in a minute." He expertly slid his scalpel and made a slight cut on the skin of Calvert's abdomen.

it in front of Calvert. He feigned a smile and said in a

Calvert, she was more worried about Sheffield's future. "I'll get angry if you don't stop right now, Sheffield!" she threatened. "All right, very soon." He slipped the orange peel underneath the cut of Calvert's abdomen and quickly sewed his wound. "I'm almost done. Give me thirty seconds. I'm just stitching the wound." A moment later, Sheffield took off his mask, threw the blood-stained gloves on the sink and walked over to

pinch his cheek hard, Evelyn asked, "Where's

man on the operating table and grinned. "Inside his body. I taught

to hurt her. Although she was very angry with what happened in the car

theater, leaving the rest of the work to his subordinates. "No, he did do something wrong. You just don't know about it yet. It's okay. I won't blame you for this, but you can't blame me either. Compared with what he did to

and looked at him in confusion. Turned out,

replied perfunctorily, "It's all right. It's all over. His plan didn't

it's all over? Stop trying to dodge my question!" Evelyn was a little annoyed because Sheffield had childish tendencies of seeking revenge for the smallest of grievances. The playful smile on Sheffield's face disappeared. "You don't believe

exhausted. I've had to rush here at this hour of the night because of you. Have you thought about me at all?" Evelyn was

it's my fault. I am terribly sorry. I shouldn't have worried you. I shouldn't have told

can! Why else would I apologize to you? Hey, you've been very snappy tonight. Are you on your period?" Women tend to be more emotional during their menstrual periods. With this thought in

the future, and I don't want to see you hurt another person! Even if it's

to say that he had already shown Calvert enough benevolence, considering

cut on his waist. He'd already heard what they had said. His face was ghastly pale and he spoke in a weak voice. "Sheffield Tang, I

and wondered, 'Is he putting up an act in front of Evelyn to win her

to Calvert and asked with concern,

to take it out as soon as possible. Otherwise, the wound will get infected or fester easily, and the consequences will be unthinkable." Calvert secretly shot a defiant

serious the matter was, Evelyn took a deep breath and said, "I'll take you to the doctor now.

walked in immediately.

doctor for an emergency operation.

Tayson went out and made a phone

"Evelyn, I've sterilized that orange peel. He'll be okay even if he waits until tomorrow to get it out,"