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.

asked, "Mr. Gilbert, are we dropping Sherilyn

shook his head. "Don't drive

was puzzled but didn't question

was a piece of cake. Keeping a safe distance, they followed Sherilyn to Twilight Trail, where Gilbert

area had a few decent apartments. However, Sherilyn took a turn, changing her direction.

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 friend in the dead of night? Yet, the idea of Sherilyn living there didn't seem right, either. After all, Gilbert

until the road got too

to stop, "Mr. Gilbert,

darkened as he stared down the narrow alleyway. "What's

1021

have you forgotten? It

a historic neighborhood in Sunhaven, home to the city's lower echelons, a melting pot of all walks of life. It was known

out of the car and started walking. He was curious to see why Sherilyn. would come there. However, with that slight delay, she was nowhere to be seen when he

"Maybe Ms. Sherilyn lives here? Why don't you give

didn't think calling her was