When she saw that, she began to sob, shedding tears of joy mingled with sadness that broke her heart. She covered her mouth to stop herself from crying.

Sheffield took out the diamond ring, threw the sword hilt aside, and took her hand. Looking up at his beloved woman, he said sincerely,

“Evelyn, with no witness other than the heavy snow outside, will you marry me?"

Tears streamed down Evelyn's cheeks. How she wished she could confidently say, “Yes, I will!"

But she remembered she promised her father she would get engaged to

Calvert. How could she say yes to Sheffield?

She finally couldn't help but slowly squat down and cry. She looked at him and apologized, "Sheffield... I'm sorry. I'm so sorry..." 'I can't marry you

Sheffield's heart ached. When he saw the tears rolling down her face, he immediately threw the ring away, pulled her into his arms, and consoled her in a soft voice, "Evelyn, don't cry. It's okay if you say no. Don't cry, okay?"

Her tears broke his heart even more than her rejection.

She was sobbing in his arms, unable to control herself any longer.

‘I'm sorry, Sheffield. I don't deserve your love.

I owe you ten thousand apologies.’

Sheffield kept soothing her.

"If I had known it would make you cry, I would never have proposed to you. Evelyn, don't cry. It makes me sad, too. Now I want to cry..."

He was worried and flustered.

His Last sentence amused Evelyn. She stopped crying and looked at the man seriously.

“If you meet a girl who's cute, sweet, and wonderful, go after her."

Sheffield was wiping her tears when he heard this. He stopped. His heart ached so much that he couldn't even breathe. After a long while, he said softly, “But I love you. You're my one and only, always and forever. I don't want anyone else."

‘Evelyn, you're my life.

He really wasn't thinking of proposing to her today. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. It wasn't the ideal time. His research was still at a critical point. And he hadn't gotten Carlos’ approval. But he didn't want to waste this opportunity. Still, it was a cloud with a silver lining that she didn't say yes. He'd work hard on the research and development to make more money, and use that to arrange a grand proposal ceremony. Hopefully that would show her how much he loved her.

Evelyn held him tightly.

"Sheffield, you are so full of it!"

“Baby, you're the only one who says that. Actually, I'm not. Really."

He could tell Carlos didn't like Calvert at all. Debbie was on his side too. He believed he could win Carlos over, too, and make Evelyn his wife.

Raising her head to kiss his chin, Evelyn wanted to say something, but in the end, she said nothing.