Fluvoxamine? As a doctor, of course Sheffield knew exactly what it was for. He furrowed his eyebrows. When he had first met Evelyn in D City, she told him that she had a mild case of depression. That was why she went on a trip.
Back then, she had been sad, restless and often in low spirits.
He was like the best antidepressant. When they got together, those symptoms vanished.
He thought she had recovered, but why was she taking those meds then?
"Where is she?" Sheffield asked.
"Why? What are you planning?" Joshua wondered.
'What do you think? Fix my mess, of course.' Thinking of what he had done to her a few days ago, Sheffield wanted to slap himself. "I want to make my girl happy!"
Just then, a golf cart came rolling up. Evelyn got out of the cart.
With his eyes fixed on her, Sheffield asked, "Where have you been?"
Evelyn cast a casual glance at him and answered, "In the restroom. It takes girls longer than guys."
"What else did you do?"
Evelyn looked at him and asked, "Okay. Weird question. What do you mean?"
"Did you take any pills?"
"Not like it's any of your business, but no," she answered honestly.
However, Sheffield believed she was lying. "Evelyn, are you happy?"
The look on his face was so serious Evelyn wanted to laugh. But sensing his concern, she couldn't. "Not really." He not only lied to her, but also played tricks on her. This was one long con. No one would be happy about it.
Sheffield felt a sharp pain in his heart. She was clinically depressed again. The guilt in his chest was devouring him.
He took her hand and asked, "Baby, why didn't you tell me?"
"Tell you what?" Evelyn was having a hard time holding her laughter in. This was just so hilarious.
Amused by what was happening in front of him, Joshua had to walk away. He had clapped a hand to his mouth, but his guffaws could be heard through his fingers.
"Tell me you… er… Never mind. I know you're not much for golf. Let's go shopping, traveling, dancing, singing, whatever you want to do." The thought of her being depressed moved Sheffield to the verge of tears.
He was such a jerk. Evelyn had been so depressed that she was on meds again, but he was still angry with her and kept making things difficult for her.
Evelyn managed to collect herself. After adopting a serious look, she said, "I want you to apologize to me."
"Sure. I'm sorry, Evelyn. Eve, honey, it's all my fault." As long as Evelyn was happy, apologizing to her was the least he could do.
"What are you sorry about?"
"Everything. I've been wrong since the day you got engaged to Calvert. I shouldn't have let things get that far. I should've told you what kind of person he was at the engagement ceremony." He had regretted it. He thought about that a million times since then. He woke in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, his thoughts consumed by it.
Ignoring the curious gazes from the others, Sheffield continued affectionately, "I shouldn't have gone away for two years. I shouldn't have tried to piss you off when you came to see me…"
Evelyn was in tears already. She had been waiting for this moment for a long time, never mind the fact that she had tricked him into saying all this.
Even Joshua, the supporting role in this drama, was moved by Sheffield's touching words. He felt guilty earlier because he and Evelyn were trying to trick Sheffield. Now that Sheffield and Evelyn were clearing the air between them, Joshua felt he had done a good thing and his guilt was gone.
Sheffield went on, "The little boy you saw in my office the other day isn't my kid. He's my half-brother. You're my one and only. There was never any other. I made all that up to upset you. But now, I'm sad that I did that to you. Evelyn, please don't be angry. I won't do it again."
She smiled, "I knew."
"You knew? Knew what?"
"I knew he's your brother."
"Oh, that's even better. By the way, I went to the theater the other day. I'd never stand you up. I was running late. That was wrong. I should have let you know I was there. I shouldn't have sat in the last row, just staring at you. I shouldn't have followed you outside, pretending we were both there by chance."
When she heard all this, Evelyn did get angry. 'He was in the theater all the time and he didn't talk to me? Was he stalking me? How much has he done that? Argh! He is so impossible!'
"Evelyn, let me take care of you just like I did before, okay?" said Sheffield, taking her into his arms. His tone was full of guilt and sorrow.
Ms. Wu was surprised and asked Gifford, "Are they…"
Gifford put away the playful look on his face and calmly answered, "Lovers."
"Oh." Ms. Wu understood.
'The elder daughter of the CEO of ZL Group and the heir to Theo Group are in love.' She couldn't help but exclaim, "A match made in heaven!"
"A good man and a beautiful woman; they're so perfect for each other." Gifford was happy to see Sheffield and Evelyn get back together too.
Evelyn asked again, "You won't leave me no matter what happens?"
"Never! I won't leave you!" Sheffield promised.
The sense of happiness she hadn't felt for a long time spread in her chest and warmed her heart. She responded to his hug.
However, the harmony and happiness didn't last long. Something unexpected happened that afternoon.
At noon, the group all went to lunch together before they went their separate ways.
As soon as he got back to the office, Sheffield called Carlos. The moment the older man picked up, he got straight to the point and said, "Mr. Huo, it's me. Sheffield."
Carlos put his work aside. "Huh, what? You must miss me yelling at you because you're going to get an earful."
"Mr. Huo! I'm declaring war on you!"
'Of all the crazy—' Carlos felt this guy was out of his mind. "War? With me? You don't have the stones!" he laughed.
"I do. And it's my love for Evelyn that drove me to this." 'This time, I won't let her go unless I die!' Sheffield swore to himself.
"Don't talk about love to me. I don't believe you!" Carlos announced.
Twirling the pen Evelyn had bought him, Sheffield continued, "I just wanted you to know I love Evelyn. I'll marry her whether you like it or not." Carlos had warned him not to talk about love, but Sheffield ignored it and did the opposite.
"As far as I know, Sterling and the board of directors all want control of Theo Group. If you aren't careful, they'll boot you out. You also resigned from the hospital. That means if you get fired as CEO, you won't have two nickels to rub together. How can you afford to support my daughter?" Carlos asked. Moreover, he had a granddaughter now. Whether it was his daughter or his granddaughter, he would not let them go through life poor. With or without Sheffield.
Sheffield replied without a trace of shame, "I'll just live at the Huo family manor with you guys. You're rich, Mr. Huo. Even if there were ten of me I still couldn't spend all your money. Besides, you don't even care about money that much. Plus, it's convenient for me to take care of Evelyn if I live there."
Carlos felt blood rush to his face. "You won't get a penny of my money!"
"Uncle Carlos, my dear future father, I won't ask for much. I'll quit drinking and smoking. I can also stop buying brand-name clothing. Just give me some money for groceries every month. That'll be fine."
"Beat it! I'm not your father! I don't have a son whose last name is Tang!" Carlos was getting a headache from talking to this man. How was he supposed to deal with this audacious young man?
