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.

up, "Then, Sherilyn, I'll just be

"Okay, take care."

goodbye, her face awash with

are you looking

Was he missing something that made standing around so fascinating? And that lollipop she was sucking on-he'd had enough of

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

are you

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

Sherilyn and grumbled, "That candy's cheap, tastes just as

junk!"

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was at a

business whether the candy was cheap or

Gilbert felt even less pleased. "Who was that guy? What's your relationship with him? Tossing his candy got

He was nice

all?" Gilbert pressed, narrowing

mean 'all'?" Sherilyn

Fine then.

a one-sided thing from the

to lift the boxes. "Come on, help me out

"...Oh."

silently noting-she hadn't

had already picked up two boxes, pointing at her, "Put the

it, he realized his tone might have