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

made it? Thought you weren’t going to show.”

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Chapter 270

the sofa, obviously

attention.

Gilbert’s good mood, nudged him with his elbow, and winked mischievously, “Spill it, did things between

Gilbert, who had just taken

“What are you talking about?”

can deny it all you want, but

further, knowing when to stop, “If you’re really into her,

Just saying, as a friend, I’ve

that, he walked away.

felt his heartbeat

perhaps? Maybe… should he give

The next morning.

hair when Rebecca,

“Sherilyn?”

Sherilyn looked puzzled, “What’s up?”

“This…”

pearl hairband from beside Sherilyn, uncertain,

“Yeah, it is.”

see the

“This…”

no offense, but this doesn’t seem like something

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