True Love Waits

"Well, good. If you need any help, just let me know. I'm on your side." Miranda liked youngsters who were hardworking and had a positive outlook.

"Oh Grandma, you are so kind. Thank you so much!" Sheffield was deeply touched by her words.

His own grandma had passed away so early that he had never had the pleasure of being pampered by her.

While they chatted, Evelyn left to keep Savannah company.

The Huo family members had a silent understanding. They didn't want to talk about anything unpleasant on Evelyn's birthday. So even after Evelyn had left, instead of asking about her pregnancy, Miranda continued to talk to Sheffield about his work and research.

As the birthday party was about to end, Sheffield found Evelyn chatting with Savannah. "Evelyn," he called.

She turned to him. "Yes?"

"Miss Xiang, may I borrow Evelyn for a minute?" he asked Savannah with an apologetic smile.

She nodded. "Sure." Turning to Evelyn with a smile, she said, "Go ahead. I'll go and find Grandma."

"Okay."

"Can you show me around your room?" Sheffield asked Evelyn with a mysterious grin.

"Is this what you wanted to talk about so urgently?" Evelyn sighed helplessly.

"I'm just curious. I want to know more about you," he explained.

and Calvert. They were chatting in the living room. "Okay," she agreed and walked to the stairs, Sheffield following her close behind. Calvert saw them from the corner of

Evelyn for a long time, but he had never been to the second floor of the Huo family manor. And yet, she was taking

was simple, yet luxuriously decorated. Evelyn pushed open the door to the innermost room

room casually and looked around curiously. Evelyn stood near the door, hesitating and wondering

without a word, he pulled her into his arms. Evelyn doubted his intentions from the beginning, but now she knew what was on his mind, and it was clearly not to see her bedroom decorations. Sheffield held her close and bent down to kiss her red lips. She kissed him back. After a while, they broke apart and he said in a hoarse voice, "Evelyn, I haven't kissed you in such a long time. I have

in disbelief. 'It's only been one day. He makes it sound like we haven't seen each other for

into each other's eyes, and Sheffield lowered his head to kiss her again. At that moment, there was a knock on the door. Evelyn jumped

door opened. "It's me."

Sheffield scoffed. 'He really has his eye on Evelyn all the time. What an annoying asshole.' He satirized the man. "Mr. Ji, shouldn't you be chatting with my future father-in-law downstairs? Why did you come up here to

earlier. I've booked the place for our families' meeting, and your father

her head

"Great! So, that's settled."

if completely oblivious to what the two were talking about, Sheffield made his way to Evelyn's walk-in closet and the adjacent

saw the sheer amount of shoes in her closet. Her high-heels alone occupied an entire wall with three shelves; there were at

total, which occupied more than eighty square meters of the room. Her jewelry was kept in another

in Evelyn's apartment was just as big

poked his head out of the closet and asked, "Eve, my love, may

as she glared at his naughty grin. Calvert was silently standing opposite her. 'He called me like that on purpose

space was over a hundred

sapphire, tourmaline, topaz, cat's eye,

fancy watches in display. The most luxurious wristwatch in her collection was

in it. It had been an apology gift from Carlos when they were both still young. Evelyn's watch was adorned with 999 diamonds. It was so heavy that she had never worn it. Like Debbie, she put the watch away as a part of

a well-known socialite diva and as the eldest princess of ZL Group, Evelyn led a