But that wasn't who he was at all. He was a softie, and when he Loved someone, it was an all-consuming passion, and he would love that woman until death took them both.

Just like now, he wouldn't change flights until the first plane had already started taxiing. He just stood there, waiting for his loved one.

“Maybe Evelyn was delayed by something. She probably ran into some last-minute business as a CEO. You could fly to Paris first and wait for her there."

On the other end of the line, there was a moment of silence. Then

Sheffield said all of a sudden, "Did you know Evelyn was pregnant?"

“What?! She had your kid? Where is the baby?"

"It was an ectopic pregnancy. One of her fallopian tubes was torn open, and they took her to the hospital."

Joshua didn't know much about fallopian tubes, but he knew what an ectopic pregnancy was.

"The baby died. Evelyn almost did..."

"Oh..."

Another silence followed.

Joshua lit a cigarette and leaned against the window.

“I'm sorry to hear that. How did you find out? And are you sure it's true? Why didn't

I hear about it before? I chat with Terilynn every day. How come she never mentioned it?"

“Matthew told me yesterday. I just want to tell you, don't use cheap condoms. They break easy, and they can break a relationship too." For example, he had accidentally hurt Evelyn.

Although Sheffield sounded more relaxed, Joshua could still feel his sadness.

Sheffield stood at the window, watching the plane taxi down the runway.

The plane had taken off, and yet the person he had been waiting for still hadn't arrived.

For a moment, he thought as long as Evelyn came to the airport, he would take her to Paris today even if there were only charter planes available. But transatlantic flights were pretty common. They could take another flight.

An hour later, Sheffield left the boarding gate with his phone. He was still on the phone with Joshua.

“So what are you going to do now?" Joshua asked, wondering why it was so difficult for him to figure out what Sheffield was thinking.

“First of all, I need to apologize to Evelyn!" That was Sheffield's number-one priority right now.

Joshua, however, couldn't understand why Sheffield would apologize to

Evelyn. After all, she was the one who stood him up.

"I'm not kidding.