Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 120

“What the heck?” Gilbert was fuming!

Did she really think he was meddling? People usually came begging for his help, no one dared to talk back to him like this!

“Sherilyn, you…”

“Leave!”

Sherilyn didn’t want to waste another minute talking to him. Her ring was lost, and she needed to find it, pronto!

She turned and ran towards where he had tossed the ring, hoping the streetlights would guide her search.

But the lights on Serenity Street were dim, barely illuminating her path.

Desperate, Sherilyn pulled out her phone and turned on the flashlight, scanning the ground for the tiny ring. “Please, please let it be here…” she whispered, her voice laced with hope.

She had to find it. What would Ernest think if he knew she had lost the ring he gave her the

moment she turned around?

Gilbert watched her frantic search, feeling a surge of jealousy he couldn’t contain. That old geezer’s ring meant so much to her?!

and grabbed her shoulders firmly. “Stop looking! Did you

me?”

“Let go!”

don’t push me… I’m starting to

used

stunned. “You

Her voice trembled. “I was a fool to have bothered you in my youth, and I’ve paid the price for my foolishness. Please, just leave me alone, will

finding her words

ridiculous! Fine, have it your way!”

he released her and stormed off, his face twisted into a

play the mistress to some old man, so be it! He’d be a fool to care

alley, Gilbert couldn’t help but look back at Sherilyn, still

the ring.

reached into his pocket and felt the ring.

crossed his face. “Good luck finding

flick of his wrist, the ring dug

away, Gilbert pulled out his phone

came Charles‘ voice on the other end.

info about Ernest

“Understood.”