Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 131

“Okay…” Gilbert agreed.

When the topic of a birthday bash came up, Gilbert nodded, but then his expression changed slightly, a hint of surprise flickering in his eyes.

“Grandma, what did you just say? What… suitable match?”

Sylvia shot him a look, her tone laced with irritation, “Don’t you know what ‘finding a suitable match‘ means?”

Of course, he knew!

And because he knew, Gilbert felt a bit agitated. “Grandma, please, not this again.”

What was she thinking? Throwing a birthday party for Sherilyn, inviting all the eligible bachelors from Sunhaven to choose from?

“Grandma.” Gilbert rubbed his forehead, saying, “Everyone in Sunhaven knows about us, about me and Sherilyn.”

“And whose fault is that?”

scoffed, “If you’d just commit to her properly, I wouldn’t have to worry about this, would I?”

“But, Grandma…”

him off, her mind made up, “I’m handling this. Otherwise, she might end up finding someone old enough to be her father again, right? We can’t let that happen a second

sigh, “You let her go, you wronged her, and I wronged her too. If I don’t see her

for words, resigned to his grandmother’s will, “Alright,

on you. Make sure to invite all the decent young men

word

keep this from Sherilyn for now. We’ll tell her once we find

be easy, given her situation. Within the circles of Sunhaven’s elite, there would be

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for someone with an

Her precious girl was worthy of becoming a Johnson, even as a second marriage, it had to be

Gilbert headed back to

to Golden Oak Manor and decided to stay the night here. As he passed by

family since she was fifteen, and even after marrying him and spending years abroad, her room was kept just as it was by

door was

what she might be doing at this

ity was ni

the door opened.