Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 128

What was going on?

Everything was shrouded in total darkness, making it impossible to see anything.

Gilbert jerked his head up, looking in the direction of Sherilyn’s apartment. It was dark there too. The thought of her rundown place….

A girl like her, she must be scared, right?

Without further thought, Gilbert whipped out his phone, turned on the flashlight, and started moving.

This time, he hadn’t brought anything with him. Thanks to his long legs, he took the stairs. several at a time and quickly reached the fifth floor.

Inside the apartment, Sherilyn was using her phone as a light, rummaging through drawers for a candle.

Hearing a knock, she was surprised. Rushing to the door, she asked, “Who’s there?”

“Who else could it be?”

In the darkness, Gilbert’s deep gaze met hers. “What, you have a lot of visitors? Besides that door–to–door salesman last time, who else comes here?”

Sherilyn blinked, confused, and shook her head. “No one else.”

“Hmph.” With a grunt, Gilbert stepped inside and made himself comfortable on the couch. “What’s going on?”

Sherilyn explained, “The power’s out.”

“What?” Gilbert couldn’t believe it. “A power outage?”

In this day and age? Sunhaven was such a developed place. How could there possibly be a power outage?

“That’s the thing,” Sherilyn said, “Serenity Street is in the old district. Many of the lines are ancient, so repairs are a common occurrence.”

This was something Mr. Johnson, who grew up in an affluent area, could hardly understand.

“Why…” Gilbert frowned, clearly displeased. “Why are you so stubborn about living here?”

She didn’t want to answer his question. Instead, she asked him, “Did you come up here for something?”

At that, Gilbert hesitated.

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was he supposed to answer? Admit he was worried about her? Ugh… He couldn’t bring himself to say

“Hmph.”

happened to you, I’d have a

that was

you can leave

she’s sending him away? His

feeling a tightness in his chest, he protested, “Leave? It’s pitch black, how am I supposed to leave?”

you have your

“My phone’s dead!”

wait here for a

continue her search in the cabinet

puzzled, stood up and joined Sherilyn, looking down slightly. “What

“Candles.”

again. “You

responded naturally. “Power outages are common here. The landlord and the agent both told me about it, so I came prepared.”

this kind of

the dim light, he felt a strong sense

same Sherilyn he knew, once so high and

“Here.”

back of the drawer, she found the candles.

slightly, “Got it.”

handed one to Gilbert, “Here’s one for you, light it up and you can

“Heh.”

sideways. “Thanks… but no

You said you couldn’t

expressed his disdain. “Expect me

hand holding

muttering, “Fine, don’t take it

her body tensing as she grabbed Gilbert’s hand.

“What?”

“Ah!”

startled, Sherilyn suddenly dropped the candle and leaped up!

“Sherilyn! Sherilyn?”

instinctively, he reached out and caught her.

Sherilyn, like an octopus, clung to

own reaction, she wrapped her arms

ah…”

other

bundle, held in his arms,

tighter, his other hand