Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 147

Sherilyn didn’t even glance across the street before hopping into Edgar’s car.

Watching the car pull away, Gilbert stood silent, his grip on his phone so tight that the screen cracked under the pressure.

As they drove off, Edgar motioned to Sherilyn.

“There’s a bag on the back seat, can you grab it?”

“Oh, sure.”

Sherilyn paused for a moment, then turned to reach for the bag, finding it unexpectedly heavy and wondering what was inside.

“Do

you want me to open it?” she asked.

“Yeah, open it.”

“Okay.”

Inside was a thermal food delivery box, so it probably had something to eat in it.

Upon opening it, she found some pumpkin pies.

Sherilyn looked up, perplexed, “This is…?”

“Pumpkin pie, your favorite, right?” Edgar chuckled.

“Yes.”

remembered, he had bought it for her

she never got to

she hadn’t moved, and nudged his chin forward, “I bought it for you.

couldn’t have

might have had some subtle feelings for

a regular at Neon Nights Bar, probably harbored intentions similar to those

thought too highly of herself, but now that Jenna’s surgery was paid for, she wasn’t planning to

selling oneself was a last

hesitation, Edgar got a bit anxious, “What’s wrong? Don’t like it?”

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he

her thoughts and smiled, “It’s just, eating in the car might not be very

an eyebrow, “A sweet

then laughed genuinely,

“Good, eat.”

to

tasted it, saying, “Wow…

“That’s great.”

curving into a smile, feeling warmth spread across

car stopped at the entrance to Twilight

“I’m here, thanks for the

was surprised; he had thought she lived at the

“Yes.”

confusion, Sherilyn explained, “Sylvia just got out of surgery, and I’m staying with her for a few days. After

this, Edgar felt a surge of happiness. That meant she and Gilbert

right,” Edgar said with a smile.