True Love Waits

Joshua agreed with Sheffield on this. After all, he had walked in on the doctor having sex with Evelyn, twice-once in the nightclub and the other time in a car. "I just want to ask you what other places you haven't tried with Evelyn," he said.

"Ah, man! Too many places!" Sheffield turned off the vacuum cleaner and grabbed the mop. "I'll try it with Evelyn in many other places: a park, a riverbank, a beach, a mountain, the company, or a tree... And I want to try it on your bed too."

"My bed?" Joshua lit a cigarette. "Okay, let's take a step back. First of all, you're a pervert. You need to see a shrink. However, would you be interested in a threesome?" he added.

"Would you be interested in getting run over by my car?" Sheffield cast him a cold glare.

Joshua was rendered speechless. After all, it wasn't him that started this verbal battle.

Half an hour later

While biting into a succulent piece of meat, Gifford looked at the man with a bottle of liquor in his arms. Turning his face, he said to Joshua in a confused tone, "He is being a little weird today, don't you think?" Joshua comfortably leaned his back on the sofa, sitting with one leg over the other and said, "Yeah. There's a picture of his woman with another man on the Internet. Everyone's been cheering them and giving them their blessings. No wonder he's acting weird today."

Gifford looked puzzled. "Why?"

"Oh, because everyone thinks that the other man is her boyfriend. Sheffield is just her secret lover that nobody knows about."

Gifford's eyes shot up in bewilderment. How could such a popular and experienced playboy like Sheffield be reduced to such a miserable state? "That woman is not simple by any means. The fact that she could convince Sheffield to willingly be her secret lover, is a testament to her unwavering deviousness." Joshua laughed.

Sheffield squinted his eyes and yelled at him, "Don't speak ill of her like that!"

"Wow! Why are you so protective of her?" Gifford pulled out a piece of roasted duck and devoured it happily.

Sheffield yawned and took another sip of wine. Pensively staring at the liquid inside the bottle, he couldn't help but think of Evelyn again. 'I miss you, Evelyn,' he thought gloomily.

Swirling the glass of red wine casually, Joshua decided to fill Gifford in on what had happened. "Today, our Maestro Tang got stood up by his woman. Not only had he suffered the loss of money for the two first- class flight tickets, when he rushed back to look for her, he also had to watch his woman leave in another man's car."

he always had to buy economy class tickets each time he went back home. "However, Sheffield is very lucky to have met this woman. He must have

"Didn't you say that she's seeing two men at the same time? Doesn't

two-timer!"

stared at his friend almost with awe. The doctor was either silent or defending his woman. It had to be said that Sheffield was really head over

say anything sarcastic. She is a good girl, indeed. She has been the hottest topic of conversation on the Internet and she has many admirers. I've read some

Gifford wasn't interested in gossip, nor did he read those trending articles on the Internet. As

like Sheffield, so he found a boyfriend for his daughter." As he said this, Joshua felt very sorry

is this woman?" However, there was something else what made Gifford unhappy and he continued, "Ever since I got here, you guys have been talking about Sheffield's woman. I don't want

friend's woman sooner or later. But why are you so anxious to find a girlfriend?

while Joshua had a glass

to stay awake in

The three men were lying on the couch lazily and none of them

an occasion. "I've just returned from half a month's mission.

mostly because he had drunk himself unconscious. He

the sofa and dragged himself to open the door. "Who could it be at

the first thing that welcomed Evelyn was

Evelyn!" he said, as he stood up straight. His guess was right. Just a few

expecting to see Joshua. With a hint of embarrassment, she asked,

of the living room. It was none other than Gifford. Dressed in Sheffield's pajamas, Gifford stared

she was a little surprised

Joshua was puzzled as to how they knew

friends with each other." Although, they had known each other for a long time, Evelyn hardly saw Gifford because they weren't

is... um...the person I