"I got in yesterday morning. Then I went to grab the ring." The ring was customized for Evelyn. He didn't want anyone else to touch it. So, he drove to the store to fetch it himself.

“ALL right. Good luck, bro!" Joshua cheered him on. He was almost thirty. And Sheffield was about to settle down. Joshua couldn't help thinking maybe he should start considering his own wedding too.

That evening, Sheffield went back to his apartment alone. Since they were going to meet the following afternoon, Evelyn wasn't there with him.

Sheffield was going to sleep in the office, but he recalled that

Evelyn's scent was all over everything at home. He missed that. So he decided to make it home, never mind the fact that it was already past midnight.

He Left the elevator and walked to the door. Before he opened the door, he noticed something suspicious about the Lock.

He caught a glimpse of the camera in the upper right corner of the corridor. He couldn't see the little LED Light that was usually Lit up.

The camera wasn't working.

He was sure that the camera was still fine when he left his apartment that morning. Still, he opened the door anyway. He pushed the door open but didn't rush in. Standing there, he Listened for suspicious noises.

But he heard nothing.

Yet he was sure it was not a burglary. An ordinary thief wouldn't be able to break into his apartment easily.

He walked into the living room vigilantly, turned on the light and looked around. There was nobody else there.

He fixed his gaze on the half—closed door of the bedroom, but it was too far away for him to be certain if there was anyone inside.

As usual, he took off his jacket and walked to the clothes rack. He took this opportunity to look to the bedroom out of the corner of his eye.

The bed and table were in the same places as before. Nothing unusual.

He turned around and walked towards the fridge. When he was about to open the fridge, he suddenly found something coating the handle.

Though it was transparent, the strange smell alerted Sheffield.

He took out his phone and called Joshua.

"Josh, what are you doing? Oh,

I just got home and felt a little hungry. How about we go out for a midnight snack?"

Joshua rolled in bed lazily.

"I'm gonna pass. It's midnight and I'm already in bed."

Sheffield calmly walked towards the door and said, “All right. Where shall we meet?"

"What? I said I'm not coming, dude!" Joshua was exhausted. He had been very busy lately and just wanted to sleep

"Got it. I'll be there soon."