True Love Waits

Carlos called Dixon and quickly made some arrangements. After getting everything in order, he hung up the phone and stared at Evelyn's bedroom door, deep in thought.

After dinner, Evelyn finally plucked up some courage to call Sheffield.

However, to her disappointment, his phone was switched off. "Sorry, the subscriber you have dialed is currently unavailable."

Evelyn tried calling him a few more times after that, but to no avail. In the end, she gave up.

Ever since Evelyn was pregnant, she stopped going to the company. Carlos gave no explanation as to why she suddenly decided to quit her job.

As such, people's imaginations ran wild, creating baseless narratives, one stranger than the other. Some guessed that Evelyn was so devastated by what Calvert did that she decided to go on a soul-healing vacation.

As time went by, Evelyn's whereabouts became a mystery. Despite all the media reporters' best efforts, no one could tell where she was.

Two years later, in Leafside Village, D City

The entire village was home to a bustling population set against the backdrop of the ruins of dilapidated houses.

A gray-colored, seven-seater minivan slowly stopped opposite a small clinic at the entrance of the village. Without rolling down the window, the woman in the car stared at the shabby clinic.

Sitting in the back seat of the minivan, she squinted her eyes to get a closer look and found a doctor examining a crying child with his stethoscope.

The doctor's white uniform looked relatively new. Neither his clothing nor his temperament fit in well with this run-down village.

Having noticed what was wrong with the child, the doctor began to write down the prescription on paper. "Give him Western medicine first. Then switch back to Chinese medicine after he's better."

"Okay, okay. Thank you, Dr. Tang." The plainly-dressed woman, who was holding the child in her arms, looked at him with gratitude.

He was the most skilled and handsome doctor in all the nearby villages. He could easily draw a long queue of patients from here, all the way to the opposite side of the road. It was already past noon, and this child was his last patient for the morning.

Any outsider would simply assume that he didn't have many patients, but the truth was that Sheffield had a lot of patients on his waiting list this afternoon.

A woman in a nurse's uniform came out of the inner chamber with medical equipment and smiled sweetly at the man. "Sheffield, my mom's calling us in for lunch. Let's go before she gets mad at us again." "Okay, I'll be there in a bit," he said, smiling back at her.

this medicine in the town pharmacy, and the others will be available in the next room,"

Thank you very

the woman left with

the room holding a tattered toy in her hands

He asked the girl in

is, but it looks new and expensive. I think the people inside

hand and pointed to the minivan just across the

the direction she pointed at, Sheffield caught sight of the

but it was the first time in this month. Although Sheffield was aware of it, he didn't

bowls of rice, while some were just passing by. Their curious eyes fell on the minivan, which didn't

his stuff. "Have you had lunch?" he asked the

yet. Grandpa hasn't

the rack, before he walked out of the clinic with the nurse who had also changed out of

soon as they walked out, the gray minivan turned around and stopped right

the window slowly rolled down, a familiar

She wore a light coat with just a dash of makeup on, nothing too fancy. On the bridge of her nose rested a pair of sunglasses, and her lips had a reddish-brown glaze. As she took off her sunglasses and peered

seen each other. In just ten

man smiled and remained silent, standing

puzzlement and whispered to him, "Is she your friend, Sheffield?" 'She looks like a movie star! She must have come from a big city. I've never seen someone so beautiful in these parts

surprise, Sheffield replied, "No,

said the nurse, shrugging her

'They seem to be quite close with each

clenched her sunglasses and asked him expressionlessly, "Are you planning on staying in this village for the rest of

villagers here are simple, the girls are beautiful, and the children are adorable. Without the clamor and

is that

as she looked away and put on her sunglasses. "If that's the case, then

over for him. He's seen the minivan before, but he didn't reach out.

up the window and told

into the distance, Sheffield curled up

asked again, "Sheffield, is she really