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.

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

"Okay, take care."

goodbye, her face awash with

you

missing something that made standing around so fascinating? And that lollipop she

lollipop from her mouth, and tossed it into a nearby gutter. "What the heck?" Sherilyn exclaimed, bewildered, "Why would you

you

of her, accepting candy from another guy!

grumbled, "That candy's cheap,

junk!"

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at a loss for

his business whether the candy was cheap or

guy? What's your relationship with him? Tossing his

the grocery where I buy my flour. He was nice enough to give me candy, and you threw it away. Should I be

that all?" Gilbert pressed, narrowing his

mean 'all'?" Sherilyn was

Fine then.

realized it was just a one-sided thing from the grocer,

to lift the boxes.

"...Oh."

silently noting-she hadn't asked for his

the flour bag on

he realized his tone might have