"How did you find out?"

Sherilyn stared straight into the man's troubled, handsome face, her eyebrows arching slightly as she cut him off with a chilly tone.

"Where did I give myself away?"

"Here..."

Gilbert raised his hand, pointing to her temple, "The hairpin, I gave one to Jenna, there were two."

Really?

Sherilyn paused, raising her hand to touch her temple, indeed finding the hairpin there.

When had she put it on? Had Jenna put it there for her?

So, that's how it was. Unexpectedly, this was the reason...

Sherilyn let her hand drop, her lips curving into a mocking smile. Was this her downfall? After hiding for so long, to be exposed by something as trivial as a hairpin... Probably not.

After all, this was the last resort she had left for herself and Jenna...

Only as a last resort...

Yet, life is unpredictable, and here she was, pushed onto this path without warning!

On one hand, Sherilyn felt a sense of relief; on the other, a new weight of pressure descended.

What now?

She had imagined this moment countless times in her mind...

Yet, she remained composed.

at the man. "Aren't

moment, only she knew how panicked

wasn't sure about Gilbert's stance on Jenna. Would he accept her, or not? Jenna's future depended solely on

stiffened, a weight seemingly pressing on his chest, making it hard for

three

years ago, minus the year

struggling to ask, "So

...his child?

leaned back in her chair, her gaze

murmuring,

Jenna was his

and Jenna had

"Doubtful? Then

"No!"

hurriedly denied, his mouth dry, "I'm not doubting... I

"1

visibly anxious. "Why didn't you tell me back then?! Why

"Told you?"

Sherilyn's eyelashes fluttered,

a

have the

en

"Yes, I didn't tell you. But did I even have the chance to

didn't mean

Gilbert, should I say you're forgetful or just prematurely

a pause, she laughed again, her laugh carrying a desolate

let me remind

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