Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 90

As the car pulled away, Gilbert couldn't help but steal glances at Sherilyn.

"You okay?"

"Yeah." Sherilyn hugged her backpack, nodding slightly.

Gilbert noticed her action, his brow furrowing-her clutching that backpack was a sign of feeling insecure.

Looks like she really got scared back there.

Thinking about that middle-aged man earlier, Gilbert was seriously ticked off. "Who was that guy, anyway? What did he want with you?"

No matter the reason, anyone who messes with someone from the Johnson family is asking for trouble!

"I don't know him." Sherilyn paused, then shook her head. "He mistook me for someone else."

"Mistook you?" Gilbert was momentarily puzzled. Really? That guy didn't seem to be making a simple mistake.

"Yeah, that's right," Sherilyn affirmed with a nod. "I tried to explain, but he wouldn't listen. and just... grabbed me..." "Well, okay." Gilbert believed her. "So, he's lost his marbles!"

But since Sherilyn didn't know him, there wasn't much Gilbert could do. He regretted not asking more questions earlier.

"Listen..."

Thinking back on the incident, Gilbert was still a bit shaken. "What would you have done if I hadn't shown up?"

Sherilyn looked surprised, not quite getting his point.

public place, with all those

on, nodding. "Got it. I'll

that, the conversation died down, and

to ask her why she shied away from a man's touch, but

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Street, right at

car stopped, and Sherilyn thanked him. "Thanks for the

"Sure."

door to get out, something fell from her

seat.

"Sherilyn."

it up, intending to

It was a hamburger.

apologetically saying, "It's still in its wrapper, hasn't been opened.

What?

mind

"Yeah." Sherilyn nodded.

Oak Manor and made some

It was his

"Of course not!"

reasoning might have been off, but his outrage was definitely genuine. "Things change, okay? Don't

got it."

so why

stuffed the hamburger back into her bag, and Gilbert felt

was way past lunchtime. Was that all she was