Chapter 47

Sherilyn's mouth started watering as the plate hit the table

In the middle of her feast, her phone buzzed. A glance at the screen, she saw it was Gilbert Sherin to fight the urge to all her eyes. "Hello? What's up? Signing divorce papers?"

"Is that the only thing on your mind?" The sarcasm in Gilbert's voice was thick, tinged with annoyance. Sherlyn, you're not just rude You're heartless"

"Excuse me?" Sherilyn was genuinely confused. Where was that coming from?

"Tomorrow!" Gilbert's anger heightened as he realized she had no clue "Grandma's surgery is tomorrow!

Oh Sherilyn understood it then but refused to carry the heartless" label.

"Is it tomorrow? Okay, I see. Il be there first thing in the moming, and please don't call me heartless. You never told me Sylvies surgery was tomorrow"

"Sherilyn!" Gilbert was at his wit's end. For every word he said, she had ten in return! He missed the days when she used to cling to him, but he didn't like this new version of her Before he could scold her, Sherilyn said, "If that's all, I'm hanging up.."

"Where are you staying?

without a second thought. "I can make my way

up for discussion, nor is it about

It was all part of the act for

sighed, "Fine,

should I pick you

"Well.." Sherlyn pondered.

let Gilbert pick her up from her doorstep. It wasn't about pride. She merely didn't want him invading her space. Sherlyn answered. "Meet me at the corner

"Maple Street? In the old town? That far? What a

She arrived on time at B AM,

open the car door for

the backseat where Gilbert was already

"Thanks, David, but I got car sick. I'll

saying that, she opened the passenger side door

got

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