"Then you can call me Sheffield Huo from now on. You know I'm a great guy. If I become a member of the Huo family, then I'll make you guys proud," Sheffield said confidently.
"Fuck off!" Carlos thundered. "Keep talking like that and I'll set Evelyn up on more blind dates."
With a serious look, Sheffield said, "Uncle Carlos, Evelyn is suffering from depression again. She's taking antidepressants. Are you sure you still want to butt in? Do you really love your daughter?"
"Depression? Evelyn's taking antidepressants? Bullshit! I think you're the one who needs meds! My daughter is a happy girl. What nonsense are you spouting? Am I too kind to you? You want me to buy out Theo Group and close it?" If ZL Group went up against Theo Group now, both Sheffield and his company would suffer a loss.
"Uncle, I didn't lie to you. She took fluvoxamine, a kind of drug for treating depression. I promise I'll be good to Evelyn. I'll listen to you as long as you agree to give Evelyn to me!"
Sheffield sounded so serious, and he had even mentioned the name of the medicine. Carlos' heart sank. "Did you see Evelyn take the pills yourself?" he asked worriedly.
Sheffield didn't see it with his own eyes. Joshua told him about it. "No. Joshua saw it, and ran off to tell me."
"Did he tell you he saw it with his own eyes?"
"Well, yes…" Carlos' line of questioning gave him a bad feeling.
There was no longer a tense war between them. Carlos calmed down and said, "If what you said is true, I'll let you start dating again. But Sheffield, if Evelyn isn't taking any antidepressants, and you're just messing with me, I will punish you!"
Before Sheffield could say anything else, the old man hung up the phone. The bad feeling grew stronger in his heart.
Just to make sure, he rapidly dialed Joshua's number. As soon as the phone was connected, he asked, "Joshua, did you lie to me about anything?"
It took a while for Joshua to respond to his question. "No, I didn't. Why would I do that?"
"What did the pills Evelyn swallowed look like?"
"What?" Joshua finally realized what was happening. "Oh, I forgot."
"Humph! You're just pretending. Evelyn already told me you lied," Sheffield said with a snort.
"She said that? Dude, that is not cool! Evelyn asked me to lie to you… Wait…you bastard! You tricked me!"
If Joshua had been right in front of him now, Sheffield would have decked him. "Asshole! I'm gonna beat the hell out of you when I see you again. You lie to me, and get my woman to do it too? With friends like you, who needs enemies?"
Joshua replied in a low voice, "Look, she figured it out. There was nothing I could do. Besides, I need to make Terilynn mine. And Evelyn can help me."
Sheffield was so angry he hung up the phone without another word.
Sitting in his office, he felt his rage grow. Evelyn totally played him. He hadn't imagined she would lie to him and make him pour his heart out.
Fine! He admitted that it was all his fault. He was too trusting, and he lost his mind when it came to Evelyn.
However, Joshua was in panic mode. After Sheffield tricked him into telling him everything, the young man knew he needed to do something. He picked up the phone and called Evelyn. "Hey Evelyn. Bad news…"
"What's wrong?"
"Sheffield found out that we messed with his head."
"What… This quick?" Evelyn pinched the spot between her eyebrows gloomily.
"Yeah, he figured it out…" Joshua was also surprised. He didn't have the chance to ask Sheffield how he came to that conclusion.
"I see. Thanks."
After hanging up the phone, Evelyn sent a text message to Sheffield. "Don't blame Joshua. He didn't do anything wrong."
This time Sheffield texted back quickly. "Don't cover for him. How could you two join hands to cheat me? I don't want to see you or Joshua ever again! Got it? We're through!"
When Evelyn saw the message, she texted him back. "Is there any way you could forgive me?"
"Not this time. You need to apologize. You got engaged to another man, for fuck's sake. Why did you ask me to apologize?"
Evelyn could imagine Sheffield's arrogant look on the other end of the line.
She chuckled and wrote, "Sheffield…"
"Don't call me. I'm too pissed off. Even if you call me 'honey, ' I won't stop being mad."
After a short pause, Evelyn typed, "Honey." Then she sent the message.
"Hi!" he replied in a heartbeat.
Looking at his prompt reply, Evelyn couldn't help but burst into laughter. She teased, "Didn't you say you'd still be mad?"
"I am mad. You tricked me, and you used my best friend to do it."
She covered her forehead with her hand.
Sheffield was just as childish as usual.
When Carlos called Evelyn to confirm her depression, she finally realized how the lie got out. After all, she only did it on a whim and hadn't planned it well. She asked, "Dad, did Sheffield call you?"
"Yes. He declared war on me, and said you were taking antidepressants. So, is that true?"
"No. I'm fine, Dad. It was a lie. I didn't think he'd call you to confirm it." Evelyn sighed gloomily.
Carlos was relieved to hear that she wasn't on any meds. He began to complain, "He wasn't calling me to make sure of anything. He just wanted to piss me off. Don't marry that guy. His plan for a secure future is to sponge off us. He even declared war on me. It's time for me to teach him a lesson. Otherwise, he won't know who the real boss is in Y City."
"Dad! Don't do this. He has just taken over Theo Group…"
"So? Why should I care? He provoked me first."
"Dad, it's my fault. I lied to him."
Carlos snorted, "We'll see about that."
Evelyn was dumbfounded. Another childish man!
That evening, after work, Evelyn went to the shopping mall to pick up a tie and pay the bill.
Then, before she headed to Theo Group, she also had asked an assistant to pack some night snacks from the Alioth Building.
This time, Evelyn didn't go upstairs after she arrived at the entrance of Theo Group. On her orders, Felix told a security guard, "These are from Miss Huo. Please help us give them to Mr. Tang. Thank you."
Knowing that Evelyn was a special guest, the security guard grabbed the bag and said, "Okay."
As he was about to enter the building, a woman came out.
It was Gillian.
She recognized Felix at first sight. She looked around and saw Evelyn standing not far away and looking at the security guard.
"Wait!" Gillian stopped the security guard.
"Hello, Miss Chi," the security guard greeted. He certainly knew who Gillian was. She was the younger sister of the former CEO's current wife.
"Where are you going?" Now that they were not at ZL Group, Gillian completely ignored Evelyn.
"Oh, here's the thing. The eldest princess of the ZL Group asked me to bring something to Mr. Sheffield Tang. I have to go."
'The eldest princess?' Gillian sneered, feeling annoyed. 'This is the 21st century. She calls herself a princess? Evelyn Huo, you're such a bitch!' she thought. She then said in a voice that could be heard by everyone present there, "I just left Sheffield's office. He's hard at work. Give the bag to me, and I'll make sure he gets it."
"Nah. I can't ask you to do that. I'm fine with it, Miss Chi." The security guard took a look at Evelyn.
