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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her? Ugh… He couldn’t

“Hmph.”

scoffed, “Just came to see what’s going on. Otherwise, if something happened to you, I’d have a hard time explaining

that was it.

nodded, “I’m fine, you can

that, she’s sending him away? His kindness meant nothing to her?

feeling a tightness in his chest, he protested, “Leave? It’s pitch black, how am

you have your phone?”

“My phone’s dead!”

right, wait here for a

continue her search in the cabinet for

up and joined Sherilyn, looking down slightly.

“Candles.”

was shocked again. “You actually have those

naturally. “Power outages are common here. The landlord and the agent

was this kind of place

looking at the girl’s profile in the dim light, he felt

Sherilyn he knew, once so high

“Here.”

the drawer,

slightly,

“Here’s one for you, light

“Heh.”

glanced at her sideways. “Thanks… but no

not? You

expressed his disdain. “Expect me to carry this thing downstairs? No

away Sherilyn’s hand holding the

was speechless, muttering, “Fine, don’t take

froze, her body tensing as she grabbed Gilbert’s

“What?”

“Ah!”

was startled, Sherilyn suddenly dropped the candle

“Sherilyn! Sherilyn?”

instinctively, he reached

Sherilyn, like an octopus, clung to him.

her arms around Gilbert’s

ah…”

other hand,

bundle, held in his arms, clinging to

bobbed, and without thinking too much, he held her tighter,