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...

he looked back

convince her to leave this

minor episode for Sherilyn, like a small pebble

now, her priority was

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

child, she had to swallow her

a deep breath and

years, she wondered if he'd

a familiar

mouth opened, hér heart racing, making

on the

of seconds, the man seemed excited, yet in disbelief. "Sherilyn? Is that you?

one hand gripping the phone, and the other clenched on her

1/2

weak, "Yeah, it's me."

"Ал."

reached out? Sherilyn, you...

filled 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 her throat. Her grip tightened,

around the bush, she got straight to

I'll pay you

The man paused, not rejecting her outright,

grand." Sherilyn threw out the