Halsey stood frozen in ce. She had never seen this side of Dwiply before.


    Gilbertughed. "Halsey, do you see it now? Is this still the Dwight you thought you knew? Now he''s in a casino, mixing with the wrong crowd. He''s living in apletely different world from yours. He''s not worthy of you."


    Halsey turned to Gilbert, finally understanding why he had brough her here. It seemed he already knew Dwight would be here.


    "No matter what Dwight is like, it''s not for you to judge. You don''t have the right to say anything about him!"


    Gilbert raised an eyebrow. Even now, you''re defending him? Did he put some kind of spell on you?"


    "That''s none of your business! I don''t want to stay here. I''m going home," Halsey said as she turned to leave.


    But Gilbert blocked her path. “He''s right up ahead. Aren''t you going to at least say hi to him?"


    "There''s no need. Move out of any way!"


    Halsey didn''t understand why Dwight was here, but she could feel that he didn''t want to see her here. So, she decided to quietly


    leave.


    Gilbert wasn''t going to let her have it her way. He grabbed her arm firmly. "Come on. I''m taking you to say hello."


    "No, let go of me! Don''t touch me!"


    Halsey struggled to break free, but Gilbert''s grip was too strong. She couldn''t shake him off.


    At that moment, Halsey sensed a cold, piercing gaze on her face. She looked up, and her eyes met Dwight''s sharp, emotionless


    stare.


    Dwight had already seen her with Gilbert.


    The two locked eyes, and Halsey froze.


    Gilbert was looking at Dwight, too. A sly smile appeared on his lips, and he pulled Halsey closer, wrapping his arm around her shoulder, pulling her into his embrace. "Been a while."


    Halsey, feeling trapped, shoved Gilbert away. She wanted nothing more than to p him across the face.


    Dwight, followed by his group of men in ck, walked over. The men recognized Gilbert right away. "Gilbert! What brings you here?"


    The ck-d men turned to Halsey. "Is this your girlfriend?"


    Halsey quickly snapped, "No!"


    Gilbert, however, answered, "Yes!"


    They spoke in unison, both their voices ringing out.


    The men in ck grinned. "Ah, so this is Gilbert''s girlfriend. Looks like he brought his girlfriend to y with us tonight."


    Halsey red fiercely at Gilbert. She couldn''t understand what was going on.


    Wasn''t he in love with Sienna? He''d gone through all that trouble to be with her, even cheating on Halsey to stay together.


    Halsey nced at Dwight, calling out, "Dwight!


    The ck-d men froze before turning to Dwight. "You know Gilbert''s girlfriend?"


    Halsey started to exin, "I''m not-"


    Before she could finish, she heard Dwight''s cold voice. "We don''t know each other."


    Halsey froze, shocked. Dwight had said he didn''t know her..


    A hurt feeling rushed through her. His cold, indifferent attitude stng more than she expected. Dwight nced at Halsey briefly, then said, "I''ve got things to dom heading over there."


    With that, he turned and walked away.


    He was gone.


    Halsey remained motionless, stunned.


    The ck-d men watched Gilbert with a kind of respectful attention. "He''s always been cold."


    "I noticed," Gilbert casually replied.


    "He''s one of those people who doesn''t say much but gets things done. He''s fast, efficient, and highly capable. Our boss really likes him. In the future, this casino will be in Dwight''s hands."