"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.

the man. "Aren't you going to

she knew

Gilbert's stance on Jenna. Would he accept her, or not? Jenna's future depended solely on his

on his chest, making it hard for him to breathe or for his heart to

was three years old

had left Sunhaven four years ago, minus

to ask,

...his child?

leaned back in her chair, her gaze

murmuring, "Mine,

was his

Jenna had an

"Doubtful? Then feel free to get

"No!"

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

"1

visibly anxious. "Why didn't you tell me back then?! Why be so stubborn? If you had told

"Told you?"

Sherilyn's eyelashes fluttered,

into a cold

the nerve

en

did I

mean it was forgotten!

say you're

pause, she laughed again,

let

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