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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

convince her

a small

priority was

of someone. She had told herself, even in death, she would

dead. For her child, she had to swallow her

took a deep

wondered if he'd

a familiar voice answered,

mouth opened, hér heart racing, making her words

the other

seemed excited,

the phone, and the other clenched on her knee, she managed

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weak, "Yeah, it's me."

"Ал."

reached

pause, filled with regret, he hurriedly corrected himself, "Not that you can't call if you don't need anything. I mean, you can call me anytime, I'm here!" Listening to his jumbled words, Sherilyn

beating around the bush, she

Is that okay? I'll pay you

not rejecting her outright, "Sure, how

threw

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