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.

had organized the game, came over

Thought you

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leaned back on the sofa, obviously not bothered

attention.

nudged him with his elbow, and winked mischievously,

just taken

at him. “What

all you want,

press further, knowing when to stop,

Just saying, as a friend, I’ve

that, he walked away.

alone, Gilbert felt his

opportunity, perhaps? Maybe… should he give it a try?

The next morning.

hair when Rebecca, passing by, paused and came

“Sherilyn?”

Sherilyn looked puzzled, “What’s up?”

“This…”

down to pick up a pearl hairband from beside

“Yeah, it is.”

see

“This…”

just curious, “Sherilyn, no offense, but this doesn’t seem

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