Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 207

The air was thick with hostility, a tension that seemed almost tangible.

Sherilyn feared the worst, worried they might come to blows.

“You’re asking for it!” As expected, Gilbert swung his arm the next second, landing a powerful punch on Edgar. The force knocked Edgar straight to the ground.

“Edgar!” Sherilyn was terrified, anger and anxiety bubbling inside her.

But the two men didn’t care about her worries at the moment. Though down, Edgar got back up quickly, launching a counterattack with a swift uppercut aimed at Gilbert.

Bam! Sherilyn couldn’t see where the punch landed, as Edgar’s back was to her, and she didn’t care. But then, the fight escalated, with punches and kicks flying between them.

Sherilyn watched, her heart in her throat, concerning Edgar’s safety. She might not know how to fight, but she could tell Edgar was starting to lose ground.

“Ugh…” A groan escaped Edgar as he got pinned to the ground by Gilbert.

“Trying to steal my girl?” Gilbert’s eyes were bloodshot, a hint of madness in his glare. “Over my dead body!”

That was a side of Gilbert Sherilyn had never seen before! As he raised his fist again, Sherilyn thought he might kill Edgar right there!

“Stop it!” Fear be damned, Sherilyn rushed forward, throwing herself before

Edgar.

raised fist, ready to strike, froze mid–air, trembling with restrained

force.

voice was a growl, a stark command that echoed with intensity.

“You want to hit someone? Hit me!

Edgar! Go ahead. Kill me!”

“Sherilyn?”

she this protective of Edgar? To the point of risking her life?

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Chapter 207

in the days when she used to hover around him,

“All this time, your never considered me

hesitate, her response firm and

rooted to the spot like a

to help Edgar up, checking his injuries. “Are you

reassure her but couldn’t hide the

“Fine? You call this fine?”

lip broke, with blood flowing freely, and his jaw was starting to bruise. And that was just

you up.”

help, Edgar slowly got to his feet,