Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 205

She was all business.

Edgar couldn’t help but let out a wry smile. Sherilyn had seen right through him and wasn’t about to give him an inch.

But still, he tried, “Come on. Don’t be so serious. I told you it was just a show, not for real.”

But Sherilyn wouldn’t expose him. She shook her head, firm in her resolve. “I can’t do this. I don’t want to drag you into the mess with Gilbert and me. I’ll handle it myself.”

She waved Edgar off. “It’s getting late. You better head home. I’m off.”

With that, she turned and jogged into the alley.

“Gosh!” Edgar sighed deeply, murmuring, “How do you not realize that to me, you’re the best girl in the world?”

Half an hour later, after a quick shower, Sherilyn found her phone buzzing non–stop on the table. Hurrying over, she saw it was Edgar calling.

“Hello?” Confused, she answered. “What’s up…”

finish, Edgar’s urgent voice came through, “I’m at the alley entrance. I don’t

down now!”

puzzled. “What’s going on?”

hurry!” With that, Edgar hung

Why did he ask me to come to the alley entrance? What’s it so urgent

and keys, locked the door behind

got there, Sherilyn looked around but couldn’t see Edgar

her name and turned

Sherilyn turned and

this time, she couldn’t escape. With his long strides,

her intense reaction back at the hospital, he didn’t touch her but just stopped her. In his bid to make his point, he threw his hands up a bit and looked down at Sherilyn. “I won’t touch you, but why are you running?”

was genuinely confused. They had been fine when visiting Francis in the hospital, hadn’t they? “Can you tell me why?”

dry, and she licked her lips. “No reason. I’m just tired and wanted to come home to

puzzled. “Couldn’t you have just told me that?”

over backward for her

nodded, though her

something was wrong, reaching to her. “What’s wrong? You look