Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 70

"Yates," Gilbert's deep, casual voice rang out, a smile on his lips. "She's thanking you from her heart, man. Just accept it, will you? Yates blinked, confused, wondering what was going on.

Was Gilbert trying to keep Sherilyn in the dark about something, afraid she would keep bothering him?

Fine then, Yates would take the hit for his buddy.

"No biggie." Picking up where he left off, Yates said, "Well, I'll gladly accept your thanks."

"Oh, right!" Sherilyn remembered something, lifting the neatly folded necktie in her hand. "Your tie, here you go."

"Oh." Yates squinted his eyes, smiling as he took it.

Sherilyn explained, "I washed it, dried it with the hairdryer in the room, and even ironed it. It's clean."

"Thanks." Yates nodded with a smile. "Sherilyn, you're quite the meticulous one, you?"

aren't

*Just doing what's right." She smiled and waved her hand. "You must be busy, right? I'll get going. I don't want to keep you."

Gilbert. "Need

Naturally, Gilbert didn't react.

Sherilyn declined. "I'll take the bus back. It's pretty

she turned

advised, "Take care on your

Sherilyn answered, "Will do!"

Yates finally looked directly at Gilbert. "You stopped me just now. Are you really that scared of

that way. He was annoyed at Sherilyn for 'pretending to

"Yeah, what else?" "You, man." Yates shook his head with a laugh. "Don't worry. She won't bother you anymore. Did you see how cold she was to you just

preferences change all the time. She liked

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laughter.

shallow laugh. "Is that

He snatched the tie from Yates' hand and, passing a trash can, crumpled it and

I'm a fool if I ever bother with her

night, Sherilyn headed

Neon Nights Bar saw a record-high in customer traffic.

Sherilyn received a long-awaited call in the dressing