True Love Waits

Evelyn was a teenager in the photo. And Matthew was short; he was not even ten years old.

Matthew turned on his laptop and raised his head, casting Sheffield an indifferent glance. "You seem to be very interested in my family, don't you?"

"Of course I do!" Sheffield walked to the desk and gazed at Matthew without blinking. "After all, we will be family in the future."

Matthew's face turned dark after he heard those words, and he snorted. "Don't you think too highly of yourself? Don't forget that my sister will be engaged to Calvert after the New Year." He didn't know where Sheffield's confidence came from.

Sheffield didn't seem to get angry at his words. "So what? Even if she marries him, it won't be her will. She won't be happy with this marriage. They will divorce each other sooner or later." 'She will divorce him and then come back to me. Evelyn is always mine.' Even though the thought about Evelyn marrying someone else was hurtful to him, at least he would be able to get her back in the end.

In Sheffield's eyes, no matter how many times Evelyn got engaged or got married to others, as long as he wasn't the one she would be with, it wouldn't last long.

Matthew cast a disdainful glance at the man. "Are you so sure that my sister loves you?"

"Of course!" Sheffield sat at the desk. "We are truly in love with each other. By the way, if you have time, please give your father some pillow talk, will you? Calvert is really a bad guy. He is not good enough for your sister. Even if your father doesn't like me, he should find a good man for Eve."

'Pillow talk? Does he think I'm a woman?' A flush of anger flashed on Matthew's face at the thought. With a grim face, he pushed the laptop towards Sheffield. "It's the defense system of ZL Group. If you can crack it today, you can still celebrate the New Year with my family next year. If you fail..." He didn't finish the sentence because he knew Sheffield was smart enough to understand.

How could Sheffield not fulfill Matthew's expectations? He was well aware of the latter's feelings, but he had to hide his identity as Star Anise. He feigned fear and sat back, pointing at the laptop screen. "It's the defense system of ZL Group! Everyone knows that it was designed by Star Anise. Do you think I'm his match?"

Matthew had an indifferent expression when he gazed at Sheffield. "You know about Star Anise?"

"Of course I do." Sheffield purposefully made his voice sound like he was excited to talk about Star Anise. "After all, he is a celebrity in the world of hackers and honkers!" Sheffield turned his head to Matthew's laptop and started working.

are also a

hesitation. He wouldn't

whether Matthew believed his words or not, but a silence followed. Neither of the two men

I believe I will be able to crack ZL Group's defense system." He paused and furrowed his eyebrows, acting as if he found it hard to crack a code.

words and actions. Rather, he squinted his eyes and decided to sound

He couldn't control his emotions at this point. 'Like father like son. He is more cunning than Carlos.' As soon as this thought flashed in Sheffield's mind, he chuckled again while shaking his head at what Matthew said. "I didn't expect you to think so highly of me. I haven't even cracked the defense

his head at the thought of his identity being exposed to the public. 'Are you kidding me? If everyone got to know who I am, I would never live in peace ever.' His enemies would come to him at any time after his identity as Star Anise got exposed. He still wanted to spend the rest of his life

"Shut up!" He squeezed

but he didn't say anything else.

system he had designed. He just acted as if he was trying to find the loopholes. He would stop pretending when the right time

to answer a phone call. It took ten minutes for him to come back, and when he did, Sheffield pushed the laptop toward him and raised his chin, gesturing for him to look at the

would be broken. All the employees of the IT

IT technician himself. One glance at

didn't have to press the Enter key to check if Sheffield had really found the loopholes. He could see it on

man who was sitting in the chair like a bum, his eyes were cold as ever. "You're not a normal hacker Are you

quirked up. "I am his disciple, and my code

to think more about Eleven's information. It seemed there

Star Anise did say that

be easier for him to break into the defense system of ZL Group. But Matthew was a cautious man and it was not easy to fool him. He felt that something was wrong. Before he could figure it out, Sheffield approached him and