True Love Waits

All of a sudden, the door to Evelyn's office was pushed open and a familiar dandiacal man stepped in shortly after.

She shut her eyes and shook her head, then squinted to get a better look. She assumed that the long hours of work was causing her to hallucinate because she was staring at someone who had been gone for many days now.

With her elbows propped on the desk and her hands rubbing her temples, she tried to relieve the fatigue.

"Let me do it!" The man's gentle voice rang in her ears.

Evelyn could no longer tell whether this was dream or reality when she heard Sheffield's voice.

He put the bag in his hand on her desk and gently pressed her temples with his index fingers.

The fact that he had studied Chinese medicine before was undeniable in the way he had succeeded in calming and relaxing Evelyn's state of unease.

It wasn't until much later when Evelyn finally came to her senses and realized that he wasn't just a figment of her imagination. Instead of opening her eyes, however, she leaned her head back and softly called out his name. "Sheffield..."

All the while, Sheffield's absence had led her to believe that perhaps he did not want to see her again out of anger and resentment.

"I'm here," he said.

Evelyn's heart skipped a beat when she heard his voice again. Moreover, judging by the tone of his voice, Sheffield didn't seem angry at all.

A few minutes later, she grabbed one of his hands and said, "I'm fine now."

embraced her from behind and kissed her softly on the

Evelyn feigned indifference. "No."

man was unconvinced. He gently grabbed her chin to pull her face

escaped Evelyn's lips, her grip on his shirt tightening. She complained,

missed the taste of your lips." He stepped out from

gone. "What are you

you here. This is a cup of Fresh Milk Tea with Black Pearls from Nayuki, an MSW Durian

of bread and

instantly drawn towards the colorful delights inside the box: oranges, star fruits, mangoes, strawberries, kiwis and blueberries all neatly cut and well arranged. It was a simple gift and yet the way the contents of the box was set

lifted a strawberry to her lips. "Try this. The vendor said that these cream strawberries flew

by curiosity, Evelyn asked, "Is it really that good?" She gaped her

you like it?" Sheffield asked, staring at her with eyes

to Evelyn whether the strawberry tasted good or not. The fact that Sheffield had gotten them for her was enough and she loved his sweet, romantic gesture. "Amazing! It's

smiled happily. "I knew you would like it!" Then he forked a piece of kiwi. "And these kiwis were imported from New Zealand. You kept saying that you were worried about gaining weight, right? Apparently, kiwis help with weight loss; they're great for the heart

career in medicine and become a salesman. With your face, you're sure to be

with super thick

him more opportunities to spend some "quality" time with her. Evelyn looked at him as though she was thoroughly impressed by his thoughtfulness,

and put it into his mouth, and snickered. "I didn't wash my hands." Sheffield paused for a second. Then, he said, "If that's true, let's eat it together." Before she could react, he pulled her over and

made her sit on his lap, and shot her lustful glances. "We haven't done it in the office before.

angry, Evelyn pinched his cheek to stop him. "Isn't your ex-girlfriend back? Haven't you been with

do you smell something sour?