Chapter 421

“Me.. ?” Gilbert waited for Francis to continue.

But Francis just stopped himself, shaking his head, “Nothing.”

“Come on, bro.” Gilbert’s tone mixed curiosity with frustration. “You can’t do that to me. What’s going on? You’re still keeping secrets from me?”

Francis just smiled and said, “I’ll tell you later. Right now, I’m off to see Caroline at the hospital. You’ll have to keep grandma company for dinner.”

So, he was going to visit Caroline.

“Alright then.”

Gilbert nodded, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that his brother was hiding something

serious.

What could it be that he found it so hard to talk about? Even to him?

Gilbert was so worried about Sherilyn that he barely slept that night.

The next morning, instead of heading straight to the office, he drove to the entrance of Sunset Ridge Community.

He knew Sherilyn usually didn’t head to her dance troupe until the afternoon, but he wanted to check on her before work to see if she was feeling any better.

Hesitating, he wondered if it was too early to call Sherilyn.

He really wanted to go up and see her, but she had made it clear… it wasn’t appropriate.

was debating with himself, he saw Sherilyn rushing out of the gate! She was in a

pulling up beside her. “Where are

“Sure, thanks!”

him, Sherilyn didn’t hesitate and got into

noticed she

wake up?” he

taken aback, nodding. Did it show

night before and ended up waking

on a break, so she hadn’t

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at her phones, urging Gilbert. ‘Can you go any

late to the troupe meant a docked pay

Sure

the morning rush hour traffic slowed

anxious girl beside him, he

head, too worried to even consider

Swing by The Velvet Fork, grab a mix of their breakfast burritos

listened to the

he ordering

looked at her, “Hang tight, you’ll have something to eat soon. Your favorite breakfast burritos, if

right. But

a

the drive passed

at the troupe, Sherilyn quickly

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