Chapter 320

Time seemed to freeze in that moment.

Il Gilbert hadn’t heard his own breathing and heartbeat, he might have thought he was mishearing. “What… what did you say?”

He wasn’t sure. Had he heard wrong?

He wasn’t drunk, was he? But Sherilyn was the one who had been drinking.

So, he hadn’t misheard!

“Didn’t catch that?” Sherilyn pouted like a child. “Then, never mind..”

“No way!” Gilbert grabbed her hand, a mix of frustration and amusement on his face. “Once it’s out there, it’s out there. Sherilyn, I heard you-”

In the next second, he pulled her closer by the nape of her neck, enveloping her in his embrace!

Almost through gritted teeth, he declared, “You said it, we’re together!

Sherilyn stood frozen in his arms. She had said it, and he had heard it

Was there mom for regret? Could she even regret it?

She knew she was heading down a doomed path, but she couldn’t turn back.

sacrifice even her own life,

It

arrangement. Quite the bargain,

hand and gently grasped his arm, murmuring

her affirmation, a storm of emotions swept through Gilbert. He lowered his head,

ber chin.

with a fervent

kiss you now?”

nothing more than

could lean in, her eyelids drooped, and she slumped into his arms.

froze, looking down at the person

“Really…7”

fell asleep like

her low tolerance, making it this far

bridal style out of the bathroom

her with a blanket, he sat by the bed in silence for a while before reluctantly standing up to leave.

you off tonight. We have all the time in

the light and closed the door behind him.

eyes, staring blankly at the ceiling as tears silently slid down her cheeks.

the next morning.

barely slept all night. He needed to make sure that last night wasn’t just a

of their agmement? She had been drunk, it was

her door, Gilbert knocked gently. “Are

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