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Chapter 102

Sherilyn frowned. Or what? Got someone else hiding in here?"

Cheapskate." Gilbert chuckled, "I'm breaking my back here for you, and you're gonna get mad over a sip of water?"

Just as Sherilyn opened her mouth to retort, Gilbert's phone rang.

He glanced at the screen, and his expression turned serlous. "Yeah, it's me, go ahead-"

Seemed like business.

"Alright, I'm on my way."

He looked at Sherilyn. "Something's come up, I gotta go."

"Sure." Sherilyn nodded, walking him to the door, "Take care, drive safe."

"Yeah, will do."

Gilbert nodded slightly and turned to leave.

For a moment, he had this odd feeling-it was as though a wife was seeing her husband off to work...

he looked back up, his expression turning

convince her

visit was but a minor episode for Sherilyn, like a small pebble tossed

priority was getting

She had told herself, even in death, she would

her child, she had to swallow her

Sherilyn took a deep

she wondered

while, a familiar

hér heart racing, making

on the other

seconds, the man seemed excited,

the phone, and the other clenched on her knee,

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weak, "Yeah, it's me."

"Ал."

"You reached

you can't call if you don't need anything. I mean, you can call me anytime, I'm here!" Listening

beating around the bush, she got straight to

money. Is that okay? I'll pay you back. It just might

man paused, not rejecting her outright, "Sure, how much do

threw out

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