Take My Breath Away

"I'm glad that you like it," Sheffield whispered into her ears and circled his arms around her slim waist. He kissed the back of her ears and tightened his arms around her. Evelyn's happiness was the only thing that mattered to him the most.

The fireworks brightened up the sky. They varied in their shapes and sizes. Some were like the blooming chrysanthemum, while others seemed as if they were peonies. Several eyes lit up as they gazed at the scenery without blinking.

Women would raise their heads and express their admiration, pointing fingers at the fireworks.

Evelyn and Sheffield stood holding hands on the bridge. Their clothes fluttered in the wind. From a distance, it seemed to be beautiful scenery in the snow.

The fireworks kept blooming in the air for half an hour before they were over. Sheffield gently tugged Evelyn down the bridge by pulling their interlaced fingers. The two walked toward the courtyard.

The snowfall stopped, but the ground was still covered in a white sheet. It wasn't too cold, though, since they wore warm clothing.

They came to an empty area when a thought flashed in her mind. She cast him a meaningful look before letting go of his hands. Evelyn squatted down and began to write his name on the snow.

She admired her work, but still, she felt like something was missing. Her brows furrowed for a moment before she looked at the name in the snow again. She smiled and gave a quick glance at Sheffield only to add a heart shape around the name. Sheffield, who was gazing at her with a smile on his face, took his phone out to snap a picture of the scene to forever capture her ancient beauty on his phone.

Sheffield put his phone away and added Evelyn's name beside his only to admire the scene after standing up. Their names were close to each other, as were their hearts.

This moment was so beautiful that Evelyn wanted to freeze it for eternity. She touched the area of her chest where her heart was overflowing with warmth. Evelyn swept an affectionate glance at him and her mouth curved up.

Sheffield caressed her cheek. "Evelyn," —he paused for a moment, staring at her with eyes full of longing—"let me take you away."

"To where?" She frowned and cast him a confused look.

Evelyn gazed into his eyes, trying hard to see through his serious face. She wanted to know what he had been feeling, but she failed. That was when Sheffield smiled sweetly at her. "Let me get you out of here, to a place where no one knows us. I will support and protect you all your life. It will be just us and no one else to break us apart."

Her heart skipped a beat. If it weren't for her crazy rational mind, she would have nodded right there. She became desperately tempted as soon as she heard his words.

If they left this place and secretly eloped to another city or state, no one would know. They could start ove

Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.

To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.

"As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."

She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.

Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment.

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"It's nine-thirty in the morning. Breakfast will soon be here. After eating, let's walk around. There is a beautiful maple forest. Imagine red maple leaves covered with white snow. How beautiful is that!"

It did sound beautiful, but... Her eyelids felt so heavy that they dropped again. "You are lying. It's winter. Maple leaves should have all fallen." Maple trees cannot live in a cold place.

"It's true in other places. But here, you would still see many leaves on the branches."

"I don't believe you. You're lying." Evelyn didn't want to get up. She could barely keep her eyes open.

"Liar! Liar! Pants on fire!"

Sheffield's grin widened. Evelyn had to control the urge to roll her eyes at him. 'Uh, how childish he is!'

She pouted and got out of bed. Evelyn kicked him lightly. "If you don't control yourself next time, I'll send you to the Black Horse Guild." She couldn't handle this man in bed.

Black Horse Guild was a famous entertainment center in Y City. The men there were all super handsome. They got acquainted with rich women.

She went to the bathroom to brush her teeth. Sheffield tagged along. "Are you sure you're willing to do that?"

"Yes, I am. Or I'll be tortured by you to death!" She didn't hesitate to give her reply.

He saw her putting toothbrush into her mouth from the mirror. "If you send me there," —he gave her a playful smile—"I'll have to accompany all kinds of rich women every day and come back at night to sleep with you, would you like it?"

She paused her movements and looked at him from the mirror. "I wouldn't."

"There you go!"

"Then I'll send you to a monastery to be a monk." Her voice wasn't clear because of the paste in her mouth.

Sheffield chuckled at her response. "Then I'll go to a monastery later. You won't be holding me anymore. It will break your heart." He put the toothbrush into his mouth and began to brush his teeth.