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…”

through, “I’m at the alley entrance. I don’t know which building is yours. You need to

down now!”

puzzled. “What’s going on?”

With

Sherilyn furrowed her brows and thought, ‘Isn’t he supposed to have left already? Why did he ask

her phone and keys, locked the door behind

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

at the sound of her name and turned to see who it was. Gilbert! Had

Sherilyn turned and ran.

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

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

Francis in the hospital, hadn’t they? “Can you

reason. I’m

was puzzled. “Couldn’t you have

thought he was almost bending over

it…” Sherilyn nodded, though

wrong, reaching to her. “What’s