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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...

sidewalk, he looked back up, his expression turning solemn

her to

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

priority was getting

told herself, even in death, she would never seek him

For her child,

a deep

all these years, she wondered if he'd changed his

a while, a familiar voice

opened, hér heart racing, making

on the other

of seconds, the man seemed excited, yet

phone, and the other clenched on

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weak, "Yeah, it's me."

"Ал."

thrilled. "You reached out?

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 felt a

bush, she got straight

Is that okay? I'll pay you back.

rejecting her outright, "Sure, how much do you

Sherilyn threw out the

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