Chapter 270

She casually slipped her hair tie around her wrist, its simplicity a stark

contrast against her fair skin. Gilbert watched, an amused smile playing on his lips.

“I should get going.”

Sherilyn gestured towards Rebecca, “My friend’s waiting for me.”

Gilbert nodded slightly, “Sure, go ahead.”

“Yeah.”

Without a formal goodbye, Sherilyn turned and ran towards Rebecca. “Rebecca!”

“All set?”

“Yeah!”

“Let’s go!”

The two girls linked arms.

Gilbert watched them disappear into the crowd, then suddenly snapped back to reality and headed to his car. Silently, he followed behind them.

The girls boarded a bus, eventually disappearing into an old neighborhood known as Emerald Estates.

Gilbert parked his car at the entrance, murmuring to himself, “Emerald Estates.”

He made a mental note of the place, turned the steering wheel, and drove off to the Platinum Pearl Club.

The club was buzzing with activity today, the sounds of laughter and mahjong tiles clicking filled the air. Yates was at one of the tables, dominating the

game.

organized the game, came over to greet

it? Thought you weren’t going

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Chapter 270

on the sofa, obviously not bothered by

attention.

Derek noticed Gilbert’s good mood, nudged him with his elbow, and winked mischievously, “Spill

just taken a sip

him. “What are

can deny it all you want, but your face says it

knowing when to stop, “If you’re

your chance. Just saying, as a friend, I’ve got

that, he walked away.

felt

perhaps? Maybe… should he give

The next morning.

Rebecca, passing by, paused and came

“Sherilyn?”

Sherilyn looked puzzled, “What’s

“This…”

to pick up a pearl hairband from

“Yeah, it is.”

didn’t see

“This…”

offense, but this doesn’t seem like something

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