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?!

her shoulders firmly.

me?”

“Let go!”

eyes fiery. “Gilbert, don’t push me… I’m starting to really

She used

stunned. “You hate

trembled. “I was a fool to have bothered you in my youth, and

her words utterly ridiculous.

being ridiculous! Fine, have

stormed off, his face twisted into

play the mistress to some old man, so

alley, Gilbert couldn’t help but look

for the ring.

into his pocket and

smirk crossed his face. “Good luck finding

flick of his wrist, the ring dug into his palm painfully.

away, Gilbert pulled out his phone and made a

Charles‘ voice

he commanded, “Leak the info about Ernest to his

“Understood.”