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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...

back up, his

could he convince her to leave

like a small pebble tossed into a

her priority was getting

deliberation, Sherilyn thought of someone. She had told

dead. For her child, she had to swallow her

a deep

she wondered

familiar voice answered, "Hello? Who's

mouth opened, hér heart racing, making her words stumble,

on the

of seconds, the man seemed excited, yet in disbelief. "Sherilyn?

gripping the phone, and the other

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weak, "Yeah, it's me."

"Ал."

sounded thrilled. "You reached

you don't need anything. I mean, you can call me anytime, I'm here!" Listening to his jumbled words,

the bush, she

need to borrow some money. Is that okay? I'll pay you back. It

paused, not rejecting her

Sherilyn threw

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