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!"

cut through her like ice. "I don't understand how you have the nerve to show

her shoulders trembling as if

his anger back at Sherilyn. "Aren't you

sunflowers, Sherilyn had nothing

she turned and walked away

her, Gilbert approached Caroline. "Don't be upset. I've made her leave. I'll tell the doctors and nurses not to let her come here anymore." "Okay..." Caroline nodded

stop closest to the hospital, Sherilyn was in disbelief. No way. The buses stopped running at 8 in the evening. How was she supposed

and faced the same ordeal, hun Retuming only a few days ago, had

for not checking the timetable, she had no

even more secluded than the Southern District Sanatorium where Sylvia was,

Suddenly, a motorcycle zoomed past her, then circled back to

strong smell of alcohol

but he blocked her way. "Come on,

"I said I'd take you. Come on, get

he grabbed Sherilyn's hand, trying

tensed, struggling fiercely. "I said

get! Come on,