True Love Waits

"Hello." Evelyn was playing on her phone, so when Sheffield called her, she picked up quickly.

He could hear her soft voice clearly in the quiet room. It warmed his heart. "Eve, I need to see you," Sheffield said in a hoarse voice.

"Now?" Evelyn turned to look at Savannah, who was sitting next to her. She hadn't seen Savannah in a while and was enjoying catching up. "Yeah, now!" Sheffield couldn't wait another second. His heart was practically leaping from his chest.

Evelyn didn't want to say goodbye to Savannah yet. "Not a good time. How about tomorrow? I'm with Savannah now," she said, pouting.

"Hey, if you need to go, then do it. Remember, I'm back in the city for good, so we can meet up whenever you like. I'm good. Really. Just drop me off at my place and do what you gotta do," Savannah offered. Evelyn hesitated for a while and then nodded her head. "Okay. I need to drive Savannah home first. Where do you wanna meet?" she asked.

"Anywhere is fine by me," Sheffield answered.

It was not until then that Evelyn realized that something was wrong with him. But she couldn't just come out and ask him right now. Not with Savannah there. And because of that, Evelyn was too shy to sugges meeting him at his apartment, so she said, "All right. Call you when I'm done."

"Okay."

After ending the call, Evelyn looked at Savannah, who was smiling. "Evelyn, I'm so glad that you met your Mr. Right."

She didn't know if Sheffield really loved Evelyn, but she knew her friend definitely had it bad for him. When she answered his call, she was practically glowing. Her mood lifted. She was a completely different person.

Compared to her indifference in the past, she was now tender and shy.

Evelyn lowered her head and said shyly, "Thank you." She herself was glad that she met a guy like Sheffield. She grabbed Savannah's hands and said, "Savannah, believe me. You'll meet the right guy someday."

Savannah lowered her head and looked at her legs, shaking her head. 'Even my own mother hates me. No man's gonna fall in love with a cripple,' she thought bitterly.

When Sheffield walked out of the cafe, he spotted a group of people leaving the offices of the Theo Group. He didn't get into his car; instead, he walked across the road to get a better look.

A dozen led a gray-haired man to a car, and made sure he was safely inside. The deference they showed him meant that he was important to them.

Sheffield glanced at the young woman on his arm. She looked like she was in her late twenties, wearing a form-fitting green cheongsam and a white fur shawl.

his daughter, and yet she's married to him. Money is

a mocking smile before turning around and walking toward

the downtown area for a bit. After turning, he found a nice spot to

a cigarette and looked up at the dark sky. There were no stars

lot, and wanted to have a baby with her. He didn't care whether it was a boy or a girl. As long as Evelyn was the mom,

course. If it were a boy, Sheffield could do things with him. They could hang out, father and son. When he was young, they could play with

a baby once. Thanks to him, the baby was

dangers of an ectopic pregnancy. And she even hemorrhaged. She must

Carlos more, now. If Evelyn were his daughter, he'd never let her be with the guy who

was not innocent. Even though

Evelyn, '

took a drag

ache

family? This didn't mean she wouldn't have problems, like everybody else. Her life was a series of ups and downs that ordinary people never experienced. If he were God, he'd make it so she was born to an ordinary family.

was a park on the right side of the parking lot. He snuffed out his cigarette in the car's ashtray. When he raised his head, he saw a man in black walking toward

dressed in black from head to toe. He wore a black hoodie and a black mask, and covered

have never noticed the

must have a car around here somewhere. Otherwise he'd never keep

a bolt from the blue! Sheffield remembered the chase down the road the other night. The man was also dressed like that. It must be

knew if he drove off now, this guy would keep coming for him. He had

wanted to

his pocket, and felt the scalpel in there. He waited for the man

Even without the mask, he was too far away to pick out details. However, Sheffield saw a dagger in

the door and got out of the car. When the man saw him, he immediately stood still. There were short

this? What did I do to

other side remained

kill me? Fine. Just tell me why you hate me so