Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 144

Chapter 144

Sylvia chuckled and headed upstairs.

Meanwhile, Gilbert set the tray down without looking at Sherilyn. “Drink up.”

…Okay.”

Now that it was just the two of them, Sherilyn felt

scene of him kissing her the previous night…

edibly awkward, her mind replaying the

In a panic, she grabbed the soup bowl and took a big gulp.

“Ah!” Suddenly, Sherilyn let out a yelp.

“What’s wrong?”

Gilbert’s demeanor shifted instantly, and with long strides, he was by her side in no time.

“Um…” Sherilyn was covering her mouth, her face flushed red, eyes brimming with tears.

‘Did you burn yourself?”

Gilbert realized, cupping her cheeks and saying, “What are you waiting for? Spit it out!”

But Sherilyn had already swallowed it.

burned her throat and chest, causing her even more

frowned. “Why would you swallow

couldn’t speak, her

was she to know it would be that hot? Besides, the soup is so

in her a habit of not wasting anything. How could she

it out?

and aggrieved look,

hurt a

tearfully. The soup must have been simmering on the stove

‘Come with me!”

hand, Gilbert led her

fridge, he instructed Sherilyn, “Open

her eyes wide with shock. Why should she open

“Come on!”

rushed over, took her cheeks in his hands,

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gently forced her mouth

“Ah… mm…”

protest, he stuffed her mouth full of ice

puffed out, making her resemble

chuckle,

stood there, ice cubes. dissolving in her mouth. She was so well–behaved, so

“Still standing?”

out a chair, and pushed her down by the shoulders. “Can’t

started to unpack a box in

glanced at it, not

a burn spray.”

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