Evelyn paused for a moment, then said, "Concentrate well on your job when you get back."
Sheffield looked at her with a complicated emotion in his eyes.
He couldn't find a trace of reluctance or sadness on her face after observing her for a moment.
"Evelina," he called out.
She turned to him.
Sheffield moved closer to her and held her in his arms. "Will you come back with me?"
Evelyn rested her head in his arms and said in a low voice, "I want to stay here for a few more days."
She had been so happy in the past few days that she didn't want to go back to Y City yet.
A gust of cold wind blew from the lake. Although she had felt hot after riding the bike, a shiver ran through her body.
Sheffield held her tighter in his arms and adjusted his body to block the strong wind. He looked down at the woman he loved and whispered, "Evelina..."
"Yes?" The air between them was so romantic since they were sitting so close to each other.
She looked into his eyes, with some sort of expectation rising from the bottom of her heart.
Expectation... She didn't know what she was expecting.
He lowered his head and kissed gently on her red lips.
She was so satisfied that she finally knew what she was expecting all along.
Compared to his first tentative kiss and the second forced kiss, this one was much more passionate.
Evelyn didn't refuse it. She was such a beauty that Sheffield wanted to possess her at that very moment.
A few minutes later, they broke apart. He held her face in his hands and looked at her affectionately. "Evelina, be my girlfriend, please? I want a future with you."
Evelyn didn't respond. She collected herself and broke free of his embrace.
Standing by the lakeside, she looked into the distance. "Sheffield, I know what you want."
"What is that?" he asked in confusion.
A self-mocking smile tugged at the corners of her mouth. 'My body. My wealth, ' she thought.
It all depended on whether she was willing to give it or not.
That was the only reason why he would go through all this trouble to get close to her, make her happy and keep her company all along.
Evelyn didn't say anything on the way back to the guesthouse. Sheffield was a little annoyed because he had to leave the next day. They silently parted at the entrance of the guesthouse, and went back to their own rooms.
It was getting dark. Evelyn stood in a corner, on the ground floor of the guesthouse, staring blankly at the small machine on the wall.
After hesitating for the longest time, Tayson walked up to her and said, "Miss, one week is not nearly enough to fall in love with someone wholeheartedly."
Evelyn smiled. 'I know that. I'm not a teenager, ' she thought. But to her, Sheffield felt special.
He was so special that when she knew that it was time to part with him, she wanted to give him an invaluable gift.
She was almost thirty, but had never been self-indulgent.
This was a good chance and she wanted to enjoy life, at least for once...
Evelyn went to the machine and pulled out a small packet from it. She held it tightly in her hand.
'So, this is what a condom looks like.' She was seeing it for the first time.
Evelyn left the hall with the condom in her hand. Tayson frowned at the self-service machine.
A few minutes later, two men snuck towards the machine. "Check if there's anyone coming," one of the men said.
"No. Hurry up!"
"Got it!" The man opened the machine and grabbed all the condoms. Then, he took out a needle from his pocket and poked it randomly on the condoms, while cursing between gritted teeth, "Humph! They have their own wives at home, yet they still fool around with other women. I hope they all get infected!"
"The needle eye is too small. Let's prick them a few more times," the other man suggested.
"But people will notice if the holes are too obvious."
The other man replied, "Don't worry. No one would expect that someone would be crazy enough to come here and prick holes in the condoms."
"Okay!" They laughed and placed the damaged condoms back in the machine.
Sheffield was working on his laptop when someone knocked on his door. He closed the laptop and opened the door.
Evelyn was outside the door in her night robe.
"Evelina?" Grinning from ear to ear, Sheffield said cheerfully, "Come on in. Do you want a drink?"
Evelyn smiled and grabbed his hand without warning. As he stood there confused, she slipped something into his hand.
He looked down, and all the excitement disappeared from his face.
Shocked, he raised his head to look at Evelyn again. She was still emotionless. "I'll wait for you in my room," she said.
Sheffield could do nothing but watch her go back to her room. Her bodyguard, who always waited in the corridor outside her room, was gone too.
After closing the door, Sheffield leaned against it, gasping for air.
He stole a glance at the thing in his hand, then closed his eyes.
He knew that Evelyn wasn't joking. She wasn't the type of person who would joke about anything. And now, she had even prepared a condom for them to...
He took out a cigarette and lit it. Then he took a deep drag and blew it out slowly.
It was easier said than done.
He had flirted with her multiple times in the past few days, but when it came to taking real action, he felt extremely nervous.
He smoked half the pack before he was finally ready. He stormed into the bathroom to brush his teeth and took a quick shower before walking out of his room.
When he was about to push the door to Evelyn's room open, he looked at the condom in his hand again.
There was only one.
Sheffield curled his lips. She underestimated him!
He turned around and went downstairs. He found the self-service machine and took out a few more condoms. Then, he put them into his pockets before going back upstairs.
Evelyn opened the door; the room was dark.
The light from the open balcony spilled into the room and he could faintly see the woman in her night robe.
He closed the door and stood opposite her. He wanted to assure her that he would take responsibility for her after tonight.
However, before he could speak, Evelyn took a step forward and hugged him.
The scent of the woman assailed his nostrils, making his mind go blank.
This time, it was Evelyn who took the initiative.
She stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the lips. The desire in Sheffield's heart was ignited immediately. He held her in his arms and passionately kissed her back on her bloody red lips.
Everything happened so naturally that both of them thought it was a beautiful dream.
In the middle of the night, Sheffield finally stopped because he was afraid that Evelyn wouldn't be able to bear it anymore. He kissed the exhausted and sleepy woman in his arms. "Eve..." He had called her "Lina" during the act, but she said she didn't like others calling her that. So, he changed to "Eve."
"Yes?" Evelyn held back her sleep.
"Don't sleep. I have something to tell you."
In a hoarse voice, she said, "Don't worry. We are adults and this is normal. You don't have to take any responsibility for this."
She was exhausted, and having sex was not the same as she had thought. Besides, she had thought that Sheffield was only a doctor who never got much exercise. Unexpectedly, when she took off his shirt, she was surprised to see his firm abs. He was as good as any male model.