Chapter 1109

The truth was right there, staring them both in the face. There was no need to answer.

"What gives you the right?"

Sherilyn's voice cut through the tension like a knife, her anger boiling over.

She demanded, "What gives you the right to think that? To make decisions for me? To just wipe everything clean on my behalf? Huh..."

Her heart twisted painfully.

"Do you even know what those four years were like for me?"

Sherilyn locked eyes with Gilbert, her gaze unwavering. "You used to ask, didn't

you? You were so eager to know. Well, now I'm going to tell you!"

Her emotions were a storm inside her, blood rushing through her veins.

Her lips trembled as she spoke, each word clear and deliberate.

"I couldn't afford the rent, so I had to move from our apartment to a rundown neighborhood!"

"But I still needed to eat! I couldn't starve! Even if I could, Jenna couldn't!"

Tears streamed down her face...

Sherilyn stared at him, her silent sobs speaking volumes.

A rundown neighborhood.

Hearing those words, Gilbert felt his heart sink like a stone.

it, of course. Without financial support, Sherilyn's

hearing her say it was a pain he

you want to

on her face,

don't want

she

tears leaking from the

Sherilyn, tell

good would

like ice as she met his gaze. "Tell you? Can

Wasn't the answer obvious?

"No!"

own question, her brow furrowed in frustration. "Then

a deep breath, the weight in her chest

you know why,

to

I knew, deep down, you'd always take Caroline's

Her jaw clenched.

"Just like now!"

shook his head, his voice full

"It's not?"

bitterly, tears

you've been

So many times, I've

finally tell you about all the hurt I

to hear it

you do,

"Yes!"

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