Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 100

"Oh. The grocery store owner complied without fuss.

Sherilyn was dumbstruck...

Gilbert suddenly spun around, fixing his gaze on her. "What are you waiting for? Pay up!"

*Ah? Oh, right."

Sherilyn fumbled for her phone, "Here, I'll transfer the money to you for the flour..."

"Yeah, sure."

Gilbert watched coldly as the grocer's eyes never left Sherilyn-was she clueless? Didn't she notice at all?

"Hurry up!"

Was it really taking her this long just to make a payment?

"All done." Sherilyn gave the owner an apologetic smile. "Thank you so much."

"No, no problem..."

The grocer glanced at Gilbert, tempted to ask, "Sherilyn, who is he...?"

"Are we going or what?" Gilbert shot him a look, icy as a blade.

intimidated, quickly clammed up,

"Okay, take care."

her face awash

you

thoroughly annoyed. All this fuss over what? Was he missing something that made standing around so fascinating? And that lollipop she was

back to him, Gilbert reached out, snatched the lollipop from her mouth, and tossed it into a nearby gutter. "What the heck?" Sherilyn exclaimed, bewildered, "Why would you

are you

back for too long. The nerve of her, accepting candy from another

grumbled, "That candy's cheap, tastes just as bad.

junk!"

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at

his business whether

Gilbert felt even less pleased. "Who was that guy? What's your

I buy my flour. He was nice enough to give me candy,

all?" Gilbert

'all'?" Sherilyn was

Fine then.

a one-sided thing from the grocer, all over

to lift the boxes. "Come on, help me

"...Oh."

turned around, silently noting-she hadn't asked for his help, had

two boxes, pointing at her, "Put the flour

he realized his tone might have