Take My Breath Away

"You know I'm crazy for you. Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant? Don't you trust me? Did you think I'd run away? I'm not like that. Evelyn, you must have been scared. Scared and hurting. I'm sorry that I wasn't there for you. I wish I could have taken your pain. Please forgive me... "

Sheffield whispered softly over her head. Evelyn couldn't hold back her tears anymore, letting them flow freely down her cheeks.

How could others think Sheffield wasn't worthy of her? He was a wonderful guy, loving her with all his heart and soul. Evelyn thought she wasn't worthy of him.

"I know I probably seem childish sometimes. And maybe Calvert acts a lot more mature than me. And you like that. I promise I'll be mature. I won't act like a kid anymore, okay?" He held her hand tightly and added affectionately, "Evelyn, I'll never give up on you. You're the only one I love."

Hot tears slid down her cheeks, and finally on Sheffield's hands.

One drop, then two, and more...

Sheffield sensed something was going on with her. He lifted her head and found she was crying.

Her face was covered in tears, which made his heart ache.

He immediately panicked and regained some sobriety. "Why are you crying, Eve? What did I do? Did I say something wrong? Evelyn, don't cry. I'll shut up if you want."

He lowered his head and gently kissed away the tears on her face, his lips caressing her eyelids, her cheeks, her lips. Evelyn cradled his neck and kissed him back.

The apartment fell quiet. The only sound that could be heard was them breathing.

A moment later, he pinned her onto the sofa, her long hair cascading down the side of the sofa.

He stared at the woman with eyes red from wine. "Honey, I'll never let you down!"

Evelyn kissed his lips. "You better not," she teased playfully.

The night passed with passionate hearts beating, taking comfort in each other.

In the Huo family manor

Debbie looked at Carlos worriedly while he was on the phone. Carlos' face was as cold as ice. He ordered, "Find out who did this. Don't let them get away with it! They dared to attack my daughter. I'll make sure they rot in jail for the rest of their lives!"

Once he hung up, Debbie asked anxiously, "So what did he say? What's going on?"

"Those people have already been arrested by the police for malicious mischief, fraud, and intentional assault. Evelyn needs to tell the prosecutor whether she's going to press charges or accept a settlement. Huh! Even if Evelyn is kind enough to agree to the settlement, I won't! My daughter has never been insulted like this! They dared to throw eggs at my daughter. They can spend the rest of their lives in the clink laying eggs!" Carlos was really pissed off by the news and hated the fact that Evelyn just wanted the problem to go away. Didn't she care about her honor?

Debbie was amused by his words. "Lay eggs in prison? I don't think that's anatomically possible."

"Then I'll let them watch hens lay eggs all day! The long and short of it is that I won't let them off easy. Hell with the 1.5 million compensation! I won't pay them a penny!"

Debbie patted his back and comforted him in a soft voice, "Calm down, hubby. You know it's not good for your heart to get this upset. Evelyn is fine. If you want them punished for this, I'm sure that can be arranged. But calm down first."

"Humph!" Carlos snorted. "Evelyn is not okay! Couldn't you see her wincing in pain when the eggs hit?" Remembering this, Carlos dialed the number again. When the other party picked up, he ordered, "Buy a hundred cartons and throw every egg at them!"

Debbie couldn't believe her ears. Carlos was even more childish than she was. Imagine wasting a hundred boxes of eggs just for that! She snatched Carlos' phone from his hand. "Forget what Mr. Huo just said. Good night," she said quickly. She wanted to get this done before Carlos could get his phone back.

"Yes, Mrs. Huo!"

Seeing the phone was hung up, Carlos was fuming. "You're the only one who can do that. No one else has the stones for it."

Debbie rolled her eyes at him. "I don't have those. Don't tell me you think I was wrong!"

Carlos' tone changed instantly. "No, you did a good job." He had been married to Debbie for many years, but he didn't dare piss her off.

Satisfied, Debbie gave his phone back to him. "Don't be mad. The law will take care of the people who hurt Evelyn. Just think about how to let the Jis down gently a couple days from now. They won't like the fact that we called off the wedding."

"We don't have to turn them down. I have a plan."

"If we don't reject them, what about my future son-in-law?" Debbie was unhappy.

"Your future son-in-law?" Carlos was confused.

"Sheffield." Debbie already regarded Sheffield as her future son-in-law!

Carlos cast her a sullen glance. "I'm not ruling him out yet. He can still become a member of this family, but not now. He's a sharp guy, not as dumb as he looks. I need to test him more."

Debbie grabbed his phone and threw it on the bed. "Carlos Huo, are you nuts?"

"I'm just doing this for Evelyn's own good. It's all his fault. If he weren't so mysterious—"

"I don't want to hear your excuses anymore. Before, you were angry with him for putting Evelyn's life in danger. Matthew said Sheffield didn't even know about the pregnancy. It was just an accident. And now, you're saying that he is too mysterious. I think you're just jealous of him, because he's younger and hotter. That's why you don't like him!" Debbie finally realized why Carlos would never give the young doctor a break.

Carlos' heart sank. When he was young, he had been so handsome that Debbie had been head over heels. Why would he be jealous of a young lad? 'I'm just getting on in years. She isn't as attracted to me as she used to be?' He unbuttoned his pajamas calmly. "How about we have another kid and let our other kids take care of it?"

Debbie blushed. She pushed Carlos away and yelled, "Go away. You're such an old perv!"

Carlos took her in his arms and sat down against the headboard. "Don't worry about Sheffield. I'll figure out what he does all day. Then I'll let him be with Evelyn."

Debbie wasn't in the mood to argue with him. "Whatever. I don't want Calvert as my son-in-law."

"I know."

When Sheffield woke up the next morning, he was alone in bed. Evelyn's scent still lingered in the air.

He pushed away the thin quilt, took his pajamas from the wardrobe, and opened the bedroom door.