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...

the sidewalk, he looked back up, his expression turning

he convince her to leave

but a minor episode for Sherilyn, like a small pebble tossed into a lake,

priority

Sherilyn thought of someone. She had told herself, even in death, she would never seek

dead. For her child,

deep breath

years, she wondered if he'd changed

while, a familiar voice answered, "Hello? Who's

racing,

the other

seemed excited,

gripping the phone, and the other clenched on her knee, she managed

1/2

weak, "Yeah, it's me."

"Ал."

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

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

she

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

The man paused, not rejecting her outright, "Sure, how much do

grand." Sherilyn threw