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.

the game, came over to greet Gilbert.

it? Thought you weren’t going to

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Chapter 270

back on the sofa, obviously not bothered by

attention.

with his elbow, and winked mischievously, “Spill it, did things between Sherilyn and Edgar finally

Gilbert, who had just taken a sip of water,

“What are you talking about?”

you want, but your

to stop, “If you’re

saying, as a friend, I’ve got

he

felt his heartbeat

good opportunity, perhaps? Maybe… should he give

The next morning.

her hair when Rebecca, passing by, paused and came

“Sherilyn?”

puzzled,

“This…”

pick up a pearl hairband from

“Yeah, it is.”

see

“This…”

no offense, but this doesn’t seem

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