Thinking to himself, Gilbert couldn't help but find the bouquet in Sherilyn's hands particularly irksome. "Those flowers aren't anything special, are they? The petals are all wilted, bargain bin stuff..." "?!" Sherilyn blinked in surprise, her brows furrowing as she glared at him. "Gilbert, have you lost your mind?"

Seeing her reaction only made Gilbert's jealousy bubble up even more.

"I'm just stating the facts! Some guy's trying to woo you with these? Clearly doesn't care much about you! At the very least, he should have gone with fresh flowers! I'm just worried you might get sweet-talked into something..." "Gilbert!"

Sherilyn couldn't stand it any longer and cut him off. "Shut it! What are you even on about? Can't a man and a woman just be friends, colleagues?"

At that, Gilbert's eyes lit up. So, that guy wasn't pursuing Sherilyn?

But he still couldn't shake off his unease. He asked, "Then why is he giving you flowers?"

"What's wrong with giving flowers? Is it reserved only for couples?" Sherilyn laughed it off in frustration. "Blake is a director, and I'm working on a film under him right now. The flowers are from the crew, got a problem with that?" Director? Film crew?

Gilbert realized then that Sherilyn was no longer dancing with the dance regiment. This was her new job?

That made sense.

A smile began to tug at Gilbert's lips, his relief too strong to suppress. He quickly apologized, "No problem at all! I got it all wrong, don't be mad..."

"Enough." Sherilyn was tired of his ramblings. "What are you even doing here?"

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