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?!

grabbed her shoulders

me?”

“Let go!”

up, her eyes fiery. “Gilbert, don’t push me… I’m starting

She used

stunned. “You

have bothered you in my youth, and I’ve paid the price for my foolishness.

finding her words utterly

ridiculous! Fine, have it your

stormed off, his face twisted into

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

Gilbert

for the

into his pocket and felt the ring.

smirk crossed his face. “Good luck finding

flick of his wrist, the ring dug

Gilbert pulled out his phone

Charles‘ voice

he commanded, “Leak the info about Ernest to his family.”

“Understood.”