The woman was in her thirties and well-dressed. She smiled brightly when she saw Sheffield.

“Oh, Sheffield, your friend's here too! Nice to see you again, Mr. Joshua!"

Sheffield ignored her completely. He did not even look at her, let alone say hello.

To try and defuse the situation, Joshua nodded at the woman and said,

“Hello, Auntie.”

It was not until then that Evelyn realized Peterson had married a woman much younger than him. ‘She must be Sheffield's step-mother, ‘ Evelyn thought.

The smile on her face froze for a second when Lea Clifford heard a man her own age call her “Auntie." But she composed herself and looked at

Evelyn.

"Who's she?" she asked Peterson.

It was the first time that Lea had met Evelyn. Evelyn didn't go to many parties, or even out much. Like the others, Lea had heard Evelyn's name but had never seen her in person.

Peterson introduced Evelyn to them.

“This is Evelyn Hilton, the regional CEO of Hilton Group. Miss Evelyn, this is my wife, Lea

Clifford, and my son, Sheffield Thompson. I'm handing him the reins to

Theo Group. Here's to a great relationship between Hilton Group and

Theo Group!" He raised his glass

Evelyn nodded to Lea, who was watching her. Then she turned to Look at

Sheffield. Before she could do anything, he reached out his hand with a mysterious smile on his lips.

"I've heard the regional CEO of Hilton Group is a beautiful and talented lady. They're not wrong. I've heard a lot about you, Miss Evelyn. I'm Sheffield Thompson," he said in a Light, half-serious tone.

Evelyn didn't know how to respond to him. She put her hand in his and shook it.

"You flatter me, Mr. Sheffield."

When their hands touched, their hearts beat faster and faster.

However, when she tried to let go after a while, Sheffield held her hand tightly and looked into her eyes.

"Mr. Sheffield? You're too formal. It's just Sheffield. If you say Mr. Sheffield, I start Looking around for my old man."

Evelyn's face turned red as she noticed they were attracting the attention of the other patrons.

"You can let go now," she said in a hushed voice.