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…”

she could finish, Edgar’s urgent voice came through, “I’m at the alley entrance. I don’t know which building is

down now!”

was puzzled. “What’s going on?”

ask, just hurry!” With

‘Isn’t he supposed to have left already? Why did he ask me to come to the alley entrance?

and keys, locked the door behind

looked around but

instinctively tensed at the sound of her name and turned to see

turned and ran.

escape. With his long strides, Gilbert

his bid to make his point,

confused. They had been fine when visiting Francis in the hospital, hadn’t they?

“No reason. I’m just tired and wanted to come home to rest.”

Gilbert was puzzled. “Couldn’t you have just

he was almost bending over backward for her

though her complexion

was wrong, reaching to