Chapter 70

"Yates," Gilbert's deep, casual voice rang out, a smile on his lips. "She's thanking you from her heart, man. Just accept it, will you? Yates blinked, confused, wondering what was going on.

Was Gilbert trying to keep Sherilyn in the dark about something, afraid she would keep bothering him?

Fine then, Yates would take the hit for his buddy.

"No biggie." Picking up where he left off, Yates said, "Well, I'll gladly accept your thanks."

"Oh, right!" Sherilyn remembered something, lifting the neatly folded necktie in her hand. "Your tie, here you go."

"Oh." Yates squinted his eyes, smiling as he took it.

Sherilyn explained, "I washed it, dried it with the hairdryer in the room, and even ironed it. It's clean."

"Thanks." Yates nodded with a smile. "Sherilyn, you're quite the meticulous one, you?"

aren't

*Just doing what's right." She smiled and waved her hand. "You must be busy, right? I'll get going. I don't want to keep you."

at Gilbert. "Need

Naturally, Gilbert didn't react.

"I'll take the bus back.

that, she turned

advised, "Take care

Sherilyn answered, "Will do!"

at Gilbert. "You stopped me just now. Are you really that

having thought that way. He was

man." Yates shook his head with a laugh. "Don't worry. She won't bother you anymore. Did you see

and preferences change all the time. She

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Chapter 70

feelings can fade after being apart for so long." Yates burst into laughter. "She's

cold, shallow laugh. "Is that

eyes. He snatched the tie from Yates' hand and, passing a trash can, crumpled it and threw it

fool if I ever

Sherilyn headed to

was underway, and these past few days, Neon Nights Bar saw a record-high in

Sherilyn received a long-awaited call

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