Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 197

“No way. Don’t be silly.” Gilbert paused, a look of confusion crossing his face. “Why would you even think that?”

Caroline laughed, hiding her displeasure behind a playful smirk. “Just kidding. Why so serious?”

She continued, “I’m here on business.”

Nexus Media Group, a subsidiary of the Johnson Group, naturally had its offices within the grand Johnson Group building.

Today, she had come to hand over her responsibilities to her agent, aiming to scale back her workload as much as possible. Any ongoing projects, of

course, had to be completed.

“All settled.” Standing up, Caroline added, “Just thought I’d drop by and say hi. I’ve got to go now. Big show tonight.”

“Okay,” Gilbert nodded. “I won’t keep you…”

“Oh, right.” Before Gilbert could finish, Caroline glimpsed the two brown paper packages on the coffee table, pointing at them curiously. “What’s these?”

“Oh, these?” Gilbert had just noticed them himself then. They were the candy apples he had asked his secretary to buy.

“It’s candy apples,” he admitted.

“Huh?” Caroline couldn’t help but laugh. “Since when did you start liking

these?”

Gilbert was embarrassed to say they

he said vaguely.

good?” Bending down, Caroline

candy into her mouth. “Hmm,

up the now–unwrapped package. “Here, you take

“Isn’t this yours?”

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a bag of desserts. I wouldn’t keep them from

opened it, he couldn’t give it to Sherilyn.

the package. “Just kidding.

Gilbert replied, “Sure.”

She would never believe such a tale! It must

Sherilyn, right?

Caroline saw the receptionist leading Sherilyn toward the CEO’s private elevator. Her heart twisted

receptionist’s actions indicated instructions from the

out,

turned at the call and saw Caroline. It was

her.

frowned. “What do you

saying hi when I saw