Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 81

"Ha, ha," David chuckled, "Isn't that Ms. Sherilyn standing out in the crowd? You can spot her from a mile away, especially since she's alone tonight. By the way, what's she doing here all by herself at this hour?"

"How should I know?" Gilbert raised an eyebrow, thinking he had no idea, either.

Then, the pedestrian light across the street turned green, and Sherilyn dashed across. She whipped out her phone, unlocked a bike, and took off with a graceful push.

Curious, David mused, "Where could she be heading this late at night?"

Having learned from last time, he didn't dare ask Gilbert if they should offer Sherilyn a lift.

Two seconds later, Gilbert spoke up, "David, follow her."

David blinked in surprise but quickly brightened up. "Yeah, sure thing."

With a press on the gas, they took off.

"Mr. Gilbert, are we dropping Sherilyn

head. "Don't drive too fast. Just keep

David was puzzled but didn't question

cake. Keeping a safe

promising part of the old town, this area had a few decent apartments. However, Sherilyn took a turn, changing her direction. The deeper they went, the more apparent the decay

Gilbert's forehead, and even David couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Gilbert, what's Sherilyn doing here? She can't possibly live here, can she? Maybe she's visiting a friend, huh?" But who would visit a

Gilbert." They drove on until the road got too

stop, "Mr.

face darkened as he stared down

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revealed, "Mr. Gilbert, have you forgotten? It leads to

in Sunhaven, home to the city's lower echelons, a melting pot of all walks of life.

of the car and started walking. He was curious to see why Sherilyn. would

"Maybe Ms. Sherilyn

think calling her was