Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

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Chapter 102

Sherilyn frowned. Or what? Got someone else hiding in here?"

Cheapskate." Gilbert chuckled, "I'm breaking my back here for you, and you're gonna get mad over a sip of water?"

Just as Sherilyn opened her mouth to retort, Gilbert's phone rang.

He glanced at the screen, and his expression turned serlous. "Yeah, it's me, go ahead-"

Seemed like business.

"Alright, I'm on my way."

He looked at Sherilyn. "Something's come up, I gotta go."

"Sure." Sherilyn nodded, walking him to the door, "Take care, drive safe."

"Yeah, will do."

Gilbert nodded slightly and turned to leave.

For a moment, he had this odd feeling-it was as though a wife was seeing her husband off to work...

looked back up, his

could he convince her to

visit was but a minor episode for Sherilyn, like a small pebble tossed into a lake, barely causing a

priority

thought of someone. She had told herself, even in death, she

dead. For her child, she had to swallow

deep breath and

all these years, she wondered if he'd

familiar voice answered, "Hello?

racing, making her words stumble, "It's

on the

man seemed excited, yet in disbelief.

and the other clenched

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weak, "Yeah, it's me."

"Ал."

thrilled. "You reached out? Sherilyn, you... you

with regret, he hurriedly corrected himself, "Not that you can't call if you don't need anything. I mean, you can call me anytime, I'm here!" Listening to his jumbled words, Sherilyn felt a lump in

the bush, she got straight to the

Is that okay? I'll pay you back. It just

rejecting her outright, "Sure,

Sherilyn threw out