Chapter 116

The words had barely left Gilbert's mouth before he shocked himself!

It sounded like he thought Sherilyn was something special...

Since when did he start thinking no one was good enough for her?

How bizarre!

Feeling guilty, Gilbert's Adam's apple bobbed with a hard swallow, his mouth suddenly dry as he scrambled for words.

"I mean, are you really that desperate? Or just not picky, going for someone like him?"

Before Sherilyn could even react to his initial comment, she was hit with this barrage of malice.

She paused, her clear, contrasting eyes fixed on him, a soft chuckle escaping her lips. Tilting her chin up, she replied slowly, "You can insult me, but why go after Mr. Smith?" Gilbert immediately regretted his words.

He had wanted to snap her out of it, not realizing how harsh he had been until it was too

late.

"What kind of person do I deserve, then?"

Sherilyn's hands hung by her sides, fingers curling inward. "Like you said, I'm notorious around Sunhaven, a divorcee... and now, a whore. I'm indeed reaching too high aiming for

Mr. Smith."

not what

meant that

do

curved into a

Mr. Smith, and he's willing to treat me well... Please, leave us

a deep look at him, she

Stop!" Gilbert called out

rushing forward under the streetlights casting

Sherilyn was

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the

anxious. Could it be that he would never return? Ernest hadn't shown up in person, but he reached out to her.

because he remembered her, and nerves, for exactly the

do you

knew her job was at night, but the end time

early. Colin has me

smiled. "It's a bit late, but I'd like to have

Sherilyn had no

"See you tonight, then."

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