True Love Waits

"Oh! That's because he misses his parents very much. You have your parents and grandparents with you all the time, but he only has his grandparents to keep him company. You should be strong for your family. If you don't have the operation, you won't be able to get well soon. Your parents will be very sad if that happens. Do you want to make them sad? Don't you want to see them again?" Sheffield explained. The girl burst into tears. "Yes, I do! I love my mom and dad a lot! I don't want to make them sad! Boo...hoo..."

"There, there. A girl should never cry, because that's not cute! As long as you agree to have the surgery, everything will be fine. Then you can see your mom and dad every day. Be strong for them, all right?" "Okay," the girl agreed, muffled sobs wracking against her chest. "Will you do the surgery for me?"

Sheffield smiled and said, "Yes. I will be in charge of this operation. It's almost time. Let's go back and get everything ready, okay?"

"Okay! Thank you!"

Sheffield picked the girl up in his arms and carried her back towards the renal transplant department. "You are a very polite girl! When you see your father and mother later, you have to comfort them and tell them that you will recover very soon. Can you do that?"

The little girl wrapped her arms around Sheffield's neck and said, "Okay! As long as you stay with me all the time, I can do it."

"Don't worry! You will just take a nap, and when you wake up, I will be by your side..."

As the doctor walked farther, their voices faded. Debbie stared at them pensively as mixed emotions surged up in her heart. 'Sheffield is not only good at what he does, but he is also handsome and kindhearted. He is much better than that Calvert. If only he would be my son-in-law!' she mused.

Driven by curiosity, Debbie decided to find out whether Sheffield had a girlfriend or not. If not, she wouldn't mind fixing him up with Terilynn.

Debbie decided to wait until he was off duty after she overheard him saying that he was going to have an operation later.

At around 8 p.m. in the evening, Sheffield took off his lab coat, changed into his clothes and walked out of the office.

stopped by a voice calling out to him from behind. "Hello, Dr.

After straightening his clothes and making

"Oh, I just came out from a surgery. Why are you still here at this hour?" He seemed to have hit the jackpot. Sheffield had been looking for an opportunity to approach Debbie, but

stammered, "Um, I have a friend hospitalized in the cardiovascular department. I

now. If you don't mind, I'd like to invite you to dinner." Debbie's smile grew wider as she was glad to hear that. "Okay, I'll take you up on that invitation. Let's go! Do

Sheffield said, "I'm not very picky about food. What

Debbie grew even fonder of

I'm not a picky eater either. How about we find a place nearby? Did you have something on your mind for dinner? It's on me!" They walked out of the hospital together happily. Sheffield felt as though his future mother-in-law was much nicer than his future father-in-law. Unfortunately, picking a place to eat was a lot harder than it seemed at first. After all, the most high-end restaurants in Y City were all inside the Shining International Plaza, which was owned by Debbie. Sheffield realized that she must have gotten

that dishes in a homemade cuisine restaurant tasted far better than those in

can you eat spicy food? I should warn you beforehand that

food. Terilynn is the same. She takes after me when it comes to food!" Sheffield courteously opened the door of his convertible for her and made sure

it is still in the

Debbie didn't mind. She understood that young people loved sports cars. Besides, it wouldn't take long from here to the restaurant, which gave her no reason to make a

of the hospital parking

it off straight away, chatting happily with

was in a car just

parked in front of her car on the left. The man seated in the driver's seat had a big

see the back of the person's head. However, the long, black hair of the person was clear indication that it was

hand quivered. 'Who is with Sheffield now?

the reason why he hasn't contacted me for days and hasn't