Sheffield was amused by Evelyn's joke. "Don't bother. My skin is not that thick; in fact, it's pretty soft. Here, kiss me on the cheek and you will know."
He drew closer to her.
Staring at his handsome side face, Evelyn reached out her hand and pinched it hard.
Sheffield groaned in pain. "Ow, Evelyn! Babe, show some mercy. Please…"
"Shut up!" Evelyn said angrily.
He immediately shut his mouth.
With a snort, Evelyn let go of him and walked towards the bathroom. "One more word and I'll kick you out."
Gazing at her proud back, Sheffield asked with his hands in his pockets, "Do you really have the heart to do that to me?"
"I do," she replied coldly.
The doctor chose to keep his silence for the moment, in case she did drive him away.
Several evening dresses were soon delivered to her room. Sheffield picked out a red conservative dress for her.
When Evelyn walked out of the bathroom, in nothing but a bath towel, she frowned at the dress he had chosen. "I don't want red."
"Why not?" He thought she would look stunning in it.
"No reason. Choose another one." Evelyn hadn't washed her hair; her soft long curls hung down loosely, adding to her allure.
Desire filled Sheffield's eyes as he stared at her. How much he wanted to take her right then! But knowing that she was still angry, he swallowed the desire and picked another dress for her. "How about this black one?"
Evelyn cast a sideways glance at the dress and commented, "Fine. You may leave now."
"Eve, let me stay. I will do anything for you," he said with a cheeky grin as he sat down on the bed.
She observed him carefully and asked, "You will do anything?"
"Of course. Anything for you," he said firmly and opened his arms to welcome her.
After a short pause, Evelyn said, "All right then. Sit still. If you make any silly moves, I will have you disappear from my life."
"Why do—" he started to say, but stopped when she frowned. "Fine. I hear you." Although he didn't know what her intentions were, he grudgingly agreed.
Evelyn slowly removed her bath towel, right in front of him, and threw it on his face.
Her breathtaking beauty turned him on. A hot stream of uncontrollable desire coursed through his body.
He foolishly held the bath towel in his hand and watched the woman slowly change into the black dress in front of him.
'Oh Evelyn…You're so… You look even more attractive than before.'
In a daze, Sheffield stood up from the bed. Evelyn cast a cold glance at him. Instantly, he sat back down on the edge of the bed and grumbled, "Evelyn, you are doing this on purpose." She meant to torture him—to turn him on, without allowing him to touch her.
With a smug smile, Evelyn said, "You're right. I am doing this on purpose."
She quickly put on the evening dress, and reached for the zipper at the back. Sheffield stood up from the bed again, still holding the bath towel in his hand. "Let me help you with that. Please?" he said eagerly.
With her back to him, Evelyn smiled and said, "Come here."
Her voice sounded like music to his ears. Without a second's hesitation, he dashed towards her and held her in his arms from behind. When he was about to kiss her cheek, she covered his mouth with her hand and ordered, "Zip up the dress."
"Yes, ma'am." He zipped it up obediently.
When she was fully dressed and satisfied, Sheffield ran to grab her high-heeled shoes. "My lady, please sit down. Let me help you put on these crystal shoes," he said playfully.
Evelyn smiled and sat on the edge of the bed.
He knelt on one knee in front of her and held her foot in his hand. He kissed her foot gently before putting on the shoe for her. "Mmm… You taste lovely."
Evelyn's heart skipped a beat from his flirtatious words. She blushed and warned, "If you continue to talk glibly like this, I'll kick you out."
After being warned, the man behaved and put on the other shoe for her.
Evelyn straightened her dress and walked towards the door.
Sheffield held her in his arms and urged, "Evelyn, give me a kiss."
Evelyn raised her left foot, and stomped it on the front end of his leather shoe. She watched as the man closed his eyes painfully. She didn't lift her foot until she was satisfied.
She left the room with a grin on her face.
Sheffield sighed helplessly as he watched the woman walk out of his sight like a haughty queen. He chose not to go after her.
Near the stage, Evelyn was quickly surrounded by CEOs of several companies, who were waiting to exchange words with her.
A few well-off women stood next to the businessmen, gossiping about fashion and other things. One of them asked curiously, "Miss Xiang, is that your boyfriend?"
"Yes, he is. He bought a bottle of red wine for my dad. He's coming to my place later tonight to give it to my dad personally," said Dollie.
Her voice wasn't low. With only the light, soothing music playing in the background, her voice was audible within a few meters.
"Wow, Miss Xiang, your boyfriend is handsome. What does he do?" another woman asked.
"He is the deputy director of the nephrology department in my father's hospital. And he's been working on a patent lately." Her voice was full of pride.
"Amazing! What kind of wine did he pick out for your dad? Is it expensive?"
"Oh, not at all… It's just around six hundred thousand dollars."
"Wow! Six hundred thousand? That's just too extravagant! Is he very rich?"
Dollie pretended to be modest. "No, he's not. But he's always so sweet to me. He has bought me many things, all high-end and luxurious gifts. If you ask me, it doesn't matter if he is rich or not. As long as he loves me, that's more than enough to make me happy."
"You're right. But I didn't think that aside from being so handsome, your boyfriend would be rich as well. And he is so sweet to you. I am envious! Is he friends with the son of the Fan family? They were talking to each other throughout the party."
"Yes, Joshua is his best friend."
"Wow, your boyfriend is friends with the mayor's son? You have such an amazing guy."
"Thank you, I'm flattered."
Evelyn cast a sidelong glance at the group of gossiping women, with mockery in her eyes. 'Is she deliberately saying those things so that I would hear them?' she wondered.
After an hour, Evelyn went to the bathroom to freshen up. When she walked out, she ran into Sheffield and Dollie.
At first, the two of them were walking separately. But when Sheffield saw Evelyn walking in their direction, he quickly put his right arm around Dollie's shoulders and pulled her closer to him.
As Evelyn walked closer to them, Dollie's eyes were filled with elation.
Sheffield deliberately pushed Dollie a little, knocking her into Evelyn.
Evelyn staggered and took a step back. She cast a cold glance at the man, who had an evil smile on his face.
'How childish!' she sulked.
When he saw her angry expression, Sheffield thought that she was feeling jealous of his intimacy with Dollie. So, he asked proudly, "What? Do you feel threatened now? I can't help it; I'm popular with women."
Since she didn't cherish him, he needed to provoke her to make her realize his importance.
Evelyn shot a glance at Dollie, who was wearing a pink dress, and sneered, "Her? Threaten me?"
