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!"

understand

if she was

Gilbert directed his anger back at

sunflowers, Sherilyn

I'm leaving. With that, she turned and walked

Gilbert approached Caroline. "Don't be upset. I've made her leave. I'll tell the

at the bus stop closest to the hospital, Sherilyn was in disbelief. No way. The buses stopped running

faced the same ordeal, hun

checking the timetable, she had no choice but

even more secluded than the Southern District Sanatorium where

back to

strong smell of alcohol and cigarettes emanating

he blocked her way. "Come on, don't be like

lingered on Sherilyn's legs. "I said I'd take you. Come on,

bike, he grabbed Sherilyn's hand, trying to pull her

Sherilyn's body tensed, struggling fiercely.

playing hard to get! Come on, I give