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…”

voice came through, “I’m at the alley entrance. I don’t know which building

down now!”

was puzzled. “What’s going

ask, just hurry!” With that, Edgar hung up.

he ask me to come to the alley entrance? What’s it so urgent that it couldn’t wait over

keys, locked the door behind her,

looked around but couldn’t

at the sound of her name and turned to see who it

hesitation, Sherilyn turned and

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

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

felt dry, and she licked her lips. “No reason. I’m just tired and

“Couldn’t you have just told

he was almost bending over backward

though her complexion was pale.

to her. “What’s wrong?