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.

owner, intimidated, quickly clammed up, "Then,

"Okay, take care."

goodbye, her face

you

this fuss over what? Was he missing something that made standing

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

are you shouting

for too long. The nerve of her, accepting candy

Sherilyn and grumbled, "That candy's cheap, tastes just as bad. Don't

junk!"

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was at

of his business whether the candy was

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

was confused. "He runs the grocery where I buy my flour. He was nice enough to give me candy, and you

all?" Gilbert

mean 'all'?"

Fine then.

one-sided thing from

smirked slightly, bending down to lift the boxes. "Come on, help me

"...Oh."

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

picked up two boxes, pointing at her, "Put the flour bag on top, and carry those two fruit

it, he realized his