Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 25

"Get her out of here!" Caroline's grip tightened on Gilbert's arm, hier voloe laced with desperation. I can't stand the sight of her. Tell her to leave. Now!"

Gilbert didn't need to think twice. "Fine"

He turned to Sherilyn, his eyes blazing with anger. "Didn't you hear? Leover"

Sherilyn let out a barely audible scoff, setting down the electric shaver she had been holding and wiping her hands before turning to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Seeing Caroline's distressed look made Gilbert feel he needed to defend her honor.

He grabbed the bunch of sunflowers from the table. "These are from you?"

"Yes," Sherilyn nodded.

"Take them with you" Gilbert waved dismissively

What? Sherilyn was stunned. Was she even unworthy of offering flowers to Francis, someone she saw as a beloved older brother?

"What are you waiting for? Seeing her stand frozen, Gilbert took matters into his hands. He stormed over, grabbed the sunflowers, and thrust them into Sherilyn's arms His words were cold and harsh. "You think he'd appreciate your flowers? if it weren't for you, his child would have been three years old

now!"

her like ice. "I don't understand how

away, her shoulders trembling as if

anger back at

the sunflowers, Sherilyn had nothing to

With that, she turned

door closed behind her, Gilbert approached Caroline. "Don't be upset. I've made her leave. I'll tell the doctors and nurses

No way. The buses stopped running at 8 in the evening. How was

walk back? She had just endured a two-hour walk the previous night and faced the same ordeal, hun Retuming only a few days ago, had

checking the timetable, she had no choice

private hospital, even more secluded than the Southern District Sanatorium where Sylvia was, prided itself on

zoomed past her, then circled back to stop before her. A young man with bleached hair sat on it, giving her a not-so-friendly

frowned at the strong smell of alcohol and cigarettes emanating from the man. "No,

him, but he blocked

"I said I'd

he grabbed Sherilyn's hand,

Sherilyn's body tensed, struggling fiercely. "I

to get! Come on, I give