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…”

the alley entrance. I don’t know which building

down now!”

“What’s

just hurry!” With that, Edgar hung up.

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

phone and keys, locked the door behind her, and

once she got there, Sherilyn looked around but couldn’t

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

turned

With his long strides, Gilbert

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

had been fine when visiting Francis in the

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

“Couldn’t you have just told

was almost bending over backward for

though her

was wrong, reaching to her.