His daughter was more important than work. Carlos wouldn't sacrifice his daughter's health on the altar of work.
"It's cool. I'll be in later, Dad."
"Okay. Be careful on the way. Remember to grab some breakfast first."
"Will do, Dad. Bye."
After hanging up, Evelyn heaved a sigh of relief. She looked at Sheffield, who held her and the quilt tightly. She commented abruptly, "Why do I feel like I'm having an affair with you?"
Sheffield was stunned for a moment. He chuckled and said with a smile, "I can see that. But why stop? I'm enjoying this."
Evelyn rolled her eyes at him.
"Do you want more sleep?"
She wanted to sleep a while longer. Last night, Sheffield was horny, and kept her up till the wee hours. But since her father had called, she was more wide awake. "No. I don't need a nap," she said.
"Then get up, freshen up and have breakfast."
"Breakfast? You sound like you actually have some." She was wondering if he had gone out to buy it.
Sheffield grabbed her pajamas, put them on her and kissed her shoulder before he buttoned her. "Your man made it for you."
Evelyn patted his hand. "I didn't know my kitchen was that well-stocked." There was nothing in her freezer.
"I stopped by the store when I went jogging this morning."
'Jogging?'
Evelyn threw a glance at his body. No wonder he had such a good shape. It turned out he exercised a lot.
After breakfast, Evelyn got in her car and Tayson drove her to the office. Sheffield pointed his car toward the hospital. Although they were going the same way, Evelyn didn't let Sheffield drive her to work, because she didn't want Carlos to find out about it. I
n the regional CEO's office, Evelyn stood in front of the window, holding her phone in her hands, and was lost in thought for a long while. She looked out at the city, and knew the guy had an important surgery to perform that day. Finally, she decided to text him to cheer him on. "Good luck!"
Though it was only a short message, Sheffield, who was going to change into the sterile surgical gown, grinned from ear to ear. He immediately texted her back. "Thank you, honey. Love you!"
His wife's encouragement worked like magic. In an instant, Sheffield felt like he had been struck by a bolt of mystic lightning. He felt lit up, inspired, motivated.
Evelyn didn't expect him to be this straightforward. Her face was burning. She typed a few more words. "Don't get cocky. You sure you're alright?" Although she knew he was a crack surgeon, she couldn't help but caution him.
Instead of texting back, Sheffield called her back right away. Startled by the ringtone, Evelyn picked up the phone hastily. "Hey, what's up?"
"Wow, it didn't even ring! You must have been waiting for my call." Sheffield's mischievous voice came from the other end of the line.
"Of course not…" she said. She was just waiting for his text.
"Eve, if I ace this, I'll take you out to dinner," he offered, smiling happily.
"No, thanks. I've heard that before. Not buying it." Evelyn wasn't a kid.
"Oh, really?" There was a hint of disappointment in his tone. "Fine, be that way. Back to work, I guess," he said.
A woman's voice came from the other end of the line. "Dr. Tang, it's time."
"I'm coming," replied Sheffield. Then he told Evelyn, "Okay, good luck at work. But don't work too hard. Remember to think about me when you have time. I love you! Goodbye."
"Wait!" The young CEO called out to stop him from hanging up the phone.
"What's wrong."
"You…" Evelyn was a little remorseful for turning him down. She couldn't delay now. She cleared her throat and said, "Okay. Take me out. Now you have a reason to do your best."
Not until now did he have a feeling that this world was so wonderful! His whole world brightened because of Evelyn's words. "I know. Bye for now, Evelyn! Muah!" In the end, he even made kissing sounds over the phone.
'Evelyn is so softhearted, ' he thought.
He hung up in a hurry. Looking at the number on her phone, Evelyn smiled happily.
A knock on the door brought her back to her senses. Evelyn quickly collected herself and said in an even tone, "Please come in."
With Evelyn's permission, Nadia walked in with two file folders in her hands. "Miss Huo, Mr. Huo took the other documents today, leaving only two files for you. He wanted to make sure you were well-rested."
"Thanks, I know."
After Nadia placed the file folders on the desk, Evelyn started going through them. As if remembering something, she suddenly asked, "Am I busy at lunchtime?"
"No, not now. Mr. Huo reassigned the meeting to Mr. Lu."
"Okay, I see."
After Nadia left, Evelyn blankly looked at the papers for a moment before throwing herself into her work.
At lunchtime, when Evelyn was about to leave, her phone rang. She looked at the caller ID and answered it. "Hi, Dad."
"Hi. You had lunch yet? Your mom asked the cook to prepare lunch. It'll be here soon. Why don't you come up and have lunch with me?"
"No, Dad. I have something to deal with now. Just enjoy your lunch." She was really busy this afternoon.
Confused, Carlos asked, "I already arranged for Mr. Lu to handle the meeting. Why are you busy?"
"No, well…it's my own thing. Dad, I want to go out and buy something at noon," Evelyn explained.
"No big deal. Come up and have lunch with your old man. I'll send someone out to get it." Carlos remembered that this was what his daughter usually did when she needed to buy something. Why did she suddenly want to do it herself?
"Dad, I just need to stretch my legs," Evelyn said resignedly. She wondered if every daughter was monitored so intently by their fathers.
"Well, okay then. Do you need dad along?" Carlos thought that Evelyn had never gone shopping alone, so he wanted to go with her. Maybe he could steer her in the right direction when she didn't know what to buy.
"Thanks, Dad. But you don't need to come with me. Enjoy your lunch. Call me if you need anything."
"Okay then. Be careful."
"Okay, bye, Dad." After hanging up, Evelyn heaved a sigh of relief.
It was not easy for her to get her father's permission.
After leaaving the company, Evelyn got into her car and headed towards Shining International Plaza.
Evelyn knew what she wanted to buy before coming to the mall. When she got there, she got out of the car and rushed towards a shop.
Seeing a customer in an expensive outfit come in, the saleswoman immediately welcomed her with a professional smile, "Welcome, ma'am… Miss…Miss Huo?" The saleswoman recognized Evelyn immediately for she was quite popular now. She greeted Evelyn more respectfully, "Good afternoon, Miss Huo. May I help you?"
Evelyn's eyes swept across the counters and then she pointed at a box. "Take it out. I want to have a look."
"Yes, Miss Huo." The saleswoman jogged over to the store manager and told him that the regional CEO of ZL Group was here. The manager immediately put aside his work and came over.
