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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...

looked back up, his expression turning

could he convince her to

like a small pebble tossed into a lake,

priority was getting

thought of someone. She had told herself, even in death, she would never seek

wasn't dead. For her child,

deep breath

wondered if he'd changed his

a while, a familiar voice

racing, making

on the

a couple of seconds, the man seemed excited, yet in disbelief. "Sherilyn? Is that you?

gripping the phone, and the other

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weak, "Yeah, it's me."

"Ал."

thrilled. "You reached out? Sherilyn, you... you need

call if you don't need anything. I mean, you can call me anytime, I'm here!" Listening to his jumbled words, Sherilyn felt a lump in her throat.

she

some money. Is that okay? I'll pay you back.

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

threw

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