Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

"Ah! Please help me! It hurts so much!"

Amidst the agonizing cries for help, a crowd gathered, swelling in number.

Sherilyn Gomez stood frozen at the top of the staircase on the second floor, her gaze shifting from the tumbling figure of Caroline Bennett below to her hands, utterly bewildered.

"How did this happen?" she murmured.

Why did Caroline suddenly fall?

"What's going on here?" someone asked.

It was the Johnson family's annual feast, attended by numerous guests. The arriving crowd encircled Caroline, who lay at the bottom of the stairs.

"What happened? How did she fall?"

"She, she..." Despite her pain, Caroline looked up toward the top of the stairs. It suddenly dawned on everyone.

"Sherilyn pushed her!"

"Oh my God! Sherilyn, no matter how much you dislike Caroline, you can't go this far! She's pregnant, for heaven's sake!" "Exactly! That's too much."

no..." Faced with the accusations, Sherilyn went pale as she shook her head

pushed Caroline. But no

sliced

Sherilyn's husband of barely

up, hoping for his

piercing as a knife, landing squarely on her. "What

flinched, shaking her head. "It

Gilbert didn't buy it, and his good-looking face scrunched up in disgust and hate. "You think Caroline jumped by herself, huh? Do you

left Sherilyn

In agony, Caroline clutched her stomach, leaning into Gilbert's embrace, her voice barely

what's wrong?" Then, Sylvia Johnson, the family's

Suddenly,

began to spread,

to Gilbert,

Gilbert's face was ashen, panic setting in. "We must head

arms, and with a fierce glare at Sherilyn, he warned, "You'd

words, Gilbert

important thing then was Caroline and her

at Sherilyn, frowning and shaking her head, words failing her,

opened her mouth when Sylvia turned away and