Chapter 87

"Sherilyn!"

Gilbert stared at her with deep eyes. Ever since she had returned, the one thing she seemed most adept at was-rejecting him!

"Do you think I enjoy meddling in your affairs? I'm only doing this for Grandma."

At that, Sherilyn remembered.

Sylvia had mentioned that Gilbert should treat her like a sister... Only if she was doing well could he successfully secure the divorce papers.

Realizing she understood, Gilbert urged again, "Come on, hurry up and pack!"

"No need."

Yet, Sherilyn refused once more.

"Sherilyn?" Gilbert's patience, already thin, seemed to

want, exactly?"

"Sigh..." Sherilyn let out a long, exasperated sigh.

Iwith irritation. "What do you

Calmly looking at him, she slowly said, "Didn't Sylvia say you have to ensure I'm doing well? Then please, just watch me live my life well... Can I do this on my own, please?"

"On your own?" Gilbert scoffed at her. "Don't be ridiculous! Since you were fifteen...

"That was in the past."

Knowing what he was about to bring up, Sherilyn coldly cut him off, "I'm grateful for the kindness the Johnson family, and Sylvia, have shown me. But rest assured, I can support myself now, I'm not the leech I used to be."

"Leech?"

That word struck a nerve with Gilbert, his brow furrowing in displeasure. “Did I ever call you that?"

Had he?

bigwigs, stomping on the little guy is just all in a day's

ran through Sherilyn, yet she chose not to argue, standing firm in her position, "I'm fine staying here, and I won't move." "Sherilyn!" But Gilbert

"Do you

place for a girl on her own! The people here,

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no way around Gilbert could very well knock her out and

nodding towards the door. It's time for

a deep breath,

the threshold, he

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demeanor genuinely relaxed. "Don't worry about Sylvie Since she's already softened a bit, (1) talk to her I believe

wanted to object, but

Sherilyn smiled at him. "Be careful

she slowly

the world around him suddenly plunging

it if Sherilyn wanted to live here, so be it it wasn't his fault, if she was looking for misery, what

heart, he turned to

was pitch black and suddenly Gilbert's step faltered, something seemed to cling to

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were busy crying and cursing at Charlie, two Rolls-Royce suddenly stopped in front of the Wilson

car at the back, and a middle-aged man in his fifties stepped out of the

of the car with a copy of the Wilson family tree in his hand as he asked his assistant, "Is

Hill?"

assistant nodded before he said, "Yes, Mr.

the Civil Affairs Bureau and confirmed that this is indeed the

said, "I did not expect the Wilson

assistant hurriedly replied, "Mr. Wilson, why don't we leave now? It would be rather annoying for us to get involved with these poor people."

family saved his life during the Resistance War. My father had always wanted to come over to thank him personally but he did not have the opportunity to do so because he had been paralyzed in

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